No deadline – please apply ASAP.
Caxton Community Legal Centre is seeking a full-time Family and DV lawyer to work in our Family, Domestic Violence and Elder Law Practice to cover parental leave from August 2024 until 27 July 2025 (with a possibility for extension). In this role the lawyer will provide family law and domestic violence court-based and community-based legal services to people who experience and use violence and/or who have family law issues, including advocacy where police have misidentified the perpetrator of violence or failed to respond to situations of violence.
We provide legal assistance and social work supports to promote and protect the human rights of people who experience financial and other disadvantage. All our lawyers work within a human rights practice framework, alongside social workers and consider themselves human rights practitioners as they apply their knowledge within particular areas of law alongside their use of the Human Rights Act Qld to help clients realise their rights. Caxton provides challenging work for lawyers passionate about social justice and this is performed in a highly supportive environment to produce outcomes as a team.
There are opportunities for duty lawyer work including in circuits across South East Queensland, supervising volunteers including at night sessions and providing follow-up advice, providing advice to daytime clients, supervising student legal clinics, PLT students and secondees, and delivering services at the office, at outreach locations and remotely. Mentoring and supervision will be available.
Key accountabilities
- Apply and strengthen existing knowledge of relevant areas of law to deliver legal advice and casework as directed by the Practice Director
- Work collaboratively with social workers to provide a holistic, client-centred service to diverse clients within a human rights framework
- Deliver community education, engage in sector development and networking, contribute to law and policy reform
Essential requirements
- Demonstrated experience in family law and domestic and family violence law
- Bachelor of Laws
- Eligible for admission as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland
- Current Unrestricted Practising Certificate
- Level 6 role requires 5+ years PAE