About the role
Join our team in the Assistant Principal Solicitor role and help us achieve our mission to promote justice, equality, and safety for women, particularly those who are disadvantaged or facing discrimination.
Under the supervision of, and reporting to the Principal Solicitor, the Assistant Principal Solicitor will assist to manage legal staff and our numerous funding stream deliverables across the state.
The Assistant Principal Solicitor will be responsible for their team's service delivery, reporting of key performance indicators (KPIs) and will support individual staff members through the oversight and quality control of legal practice.
This position is advertised relying on an exception in the Anti-Discrimination Act, as a special measure.
Accordingly, this position is open to women applicants only.
What You'll Be Doing
Provide a high level of supportive, plain language legal advice, information and referral to women who contact our statewide telephone legal advice line, as well as provide face-to-face advice, assistance and representation for women throughout northern Tasmania who are experiencing family violence.
Provide day-to-day management and support to legal staff through the oversight and quality control of legal practice and assistance with clarifying expectations regarding each team members contributions to key performance indicators such as community legal education, outreach, advocacy and reform, legal advice and tasks, and legal casework.
Provide leadership and guidance to staff to provide service wide trauma informed and multidisciplinary support, empowering women and providing a client centered approach to realising economic, civil, social and cultural rights.
Contribute to organisational reporting, including reports to the Board, funders and other organisations, highlighting the achievements of their teams in terms of data integrity, numbers of services delivered, geographical locations, trends, challenges and opportunities.
The main reporting focus for this position will be the services provided through the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP), the Domestic Violence Units (DVUs), the Just Healthy Families (JHF) Health Justice Partnership, and the management of the attendant contractual activities.
What We're Looking For
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in practice of law in areas relevant to women - family law, family violence, child safety - and the ability to advocate, negotiate and liaise effectively in a trauma-informed way.
Demonstrated experience working in an interdisciplinary way with other professionals, and experience in working with a similar community sector organisation, or with a genuine understanding and desire to work within the not-for-profit sector.
Well developed organisational and time management skills, and the ability to set priorities and monitor your own workflow.
Demonstrated experience in leading and managing a team of legal professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture, with an ability to monitor and evaluate team performance, providing constructive feedback and ensuring accountability for the quality and timeliness of legal work.
While management experience is desirable, WLST is committed to building capacity of women to hold these positions and will support the acquisition of management and leadership skills for an applicant who will commit to a professional development plan and who shares the values of the organisation.
What We Offer
At Women's Legal Service Tasmania, we are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment.
As a Solicitor within our organisation, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of women in our local community.
Extra Leave: Enjoy an additional week of annual leave (pro rata) to support your wellbeing, with 17.5% leave loading.
Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid parental leave (pro rata) for employees with a minimum of 12 months' service.
Salary Packaging: Generous not-for-profit salary packaging and a Meal & Entertainment Card of up to $18,530 annually through Eziway, increasing your disposable income.
Wellbeing Support: Employee health and wellbeing support, flexible working practices, and bi-monthly professional supervision/counselling sessions through Relationships Australia.
Professional Development: Opportunities for conferences, events, and a dedicated training budget for your professional growth.
About Us
Women's Legal Service Tasmania is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to empowering and supporting women in the local community.
Women's Legal Service Tasmania provides a statewide communication legal service for women in Tasmania, providing legal advice and information, community legal education, outreach, law reform, and referrals to support services.
Our clients are also supported by in-house financial counselling and social work services.
Apply Now
This link takes you to our careers page on the WLST website where you can download a copy of the Position Description (which includes the Selection Criteria to be addressed in an application).
When you're ready to apply, email through a current resume and a statement addressing the selection criteria to Please note that applicants must address the selection criteria to be considered for the position.
Applications close COB 31 January 2025.
If you have any queries about this position, please reach out to our friendly team via our careers email and we'll get back to you as soon as possible (noting that all our offices will be closed from COB 24 December 2024, reopening on Monday 6 January 2025).
Apply now to join our passionate and dedicated team!
Women's Legal Service Tasmania is committed to protecting children/young and vulnerable people from harm and require completion of screening checks prior to finalising employment.
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