Lawyer / Senior Lawyer - Child Protection
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Women's Legal Service Victoria
- Career category: Legal
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 2-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: AUD 103,584 AUD-AUD 128,544 AUD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 01/03/2026
- Location: Australia
About Us
For over 40 years Women’s Legal Service Victoria (Women’s Legal) has championed women’s rights to live free from violence. We are a dedicated team with a passion for working with women and non-binary people to live free from violence and discrimination by:
- Providing high quality integrated legal services for Victorian women and non-binary people who are victim-survivors of family violence and disadvantaged or marginalised by structural and systemic barriers.
- Building the capacity of professionals who work with women and non-binary people, to better understand the law and navigate the legal system safely.
- Advancing gender equality by challenging unsafe and discriminatory policies and laws and informing and advocating for legal and policy initiatives that respect and promote the rights of women and non-binary people.
About the Role
The Lawyer will provide high quality legal advice and representation in child protection and family violence matters for women and non-binary people experiencing family violence and disadvantage including litigation and court advocacy. This includes:
- Duty lawyer services at Melbourne Children's Court.
- Maintaining a caseload of legal matters in child protection and family violence.
- Providing legal advice and representation through our service delivery programs, including our Health Justice Partnership at Monash Hospital.
- Providing an integrated and holistic client service, working with social workers and financial counsellors, to address both legal and non-legal needs.
- In addition to the above, the Senior Lawyer will conduct more complex matters as well as provide supervision and support to other lawyers.
About You
You are a driven, motivated self-starter who works autonomously to deliver results that exceed the client's expectations. You have high attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with people quickly.
Key to your success is your:
- Strong understanding of family violence and child protection;
- Passion and drive to work alongside women and non-binary people to support their rights to live free from violence;
- Confidence in appearance work;
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to manage changing priorities; and
- Understanding of the gendered nature and impact of family violence.
You will:
- Be eligible for admission to the legal profession as an Australian Legal Practitioner (unrestricted for Senior Lawyer positions).
- Have a minimum of 2 years (4+ years for Senior Lawyer positions) post admission experience in child protection, family violence or a related area of law.
- Have skills in a trauma informed approach to working with women and non-binary people experiencing family violence (desirable).
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