Published on November 10, 2025
Applications close 27 November
The objective of this role is to support the Legal Services of the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre – the Wide Bay Burnett Community Legal Service – to deliver free legal advice, assistance, casework, referrals and community legal education. With the office situated in Hervey Bay, the WBBCLS is a regional program covering the Fraser Coast, Bundaberg, North Burnett and Gympie local government areas.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in this role, you will need:
Essential:
- Admitted or eligible to be admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and admitted or eligible for admission as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high quality legal services to people experiencing disadvantage.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and triage a caseload effectively and with minimal supervision in the context of a high-volume practice.
- A strong commitment to social justice principles.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver community legal education.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability in the use of current computer technology.
- Current C class driver’s licence or the ability to gain a driver’s licence within an agreed timeframe.
- Working with Children Check (Blue Card) or ability to obtain.
Desirable:
- Experience working in a community environment either as a paid worker or a volunteer.
- Experience in civil and generalist legal practice across a broad range of practice areas.