Solicitor – Victims Legal Service

Locations: Mildura
Tenure: Full Time
Salary: $88,378 - $105,047
Applications Close: 5.00pm Wednesday 9 October 2024

The Mallee Family Care Community Legal Centre is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join their dynamic Legal Team focusing on access to justice issues, social justice and human rights. The MFC CLC is delivered to the Northern and Southern Mallee of Victoria, South West New South Wales and more recently in Far West New South Wales. The generalist service offers free, confidential legal advice, information, referral and casework on a range of legal issues to support those most vulnerable in our community. The CLC also provides community legal education and engages in law reform activities.

The Mallee Service adopts an Integrated Service model, with collaboration required with other professional staff and service providers to best meet client need. In particular, the CLC provides a specialist approach to supporting families in our Health Justice Partnership (HJP) program. The HJP program is a multidisciplinary team (law, social work, mental health and financial counselling) that provides a range of innovative services in the Mallee communities and works in partnership with other agencies. The HJP aims to provide integrated services that address the needs of some of the most vulnerable members of our community, with a particular focus on women who have experienced, or are experiencing, family violence, those with mental health issues and priority cohort groups.
The Victims Legal Service provides free legal advice and support to people who have suffered injury or loss because of a crime and need help to:
get financial assistance through the Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme get compensation from the person who committed the crime. The Victims Legal Service is being delivered in partnership by Victoria Legal Aid, Community Legal Centres and Aboriginal Legal Services.

Qualifications and Experience: A person employed at this level will be expected to have experience with an unrestricted Practicing Certificate. Admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria, with at least (3) three years Post Admission Experience. A current driver's licence and a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required. For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the position description.

For more information regarding this position contact Maree Fullgrabe - Human Resources Manager on 5023 5966.
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