How to Apply - Volunteer Legal Assistants
Update April 2022
Now that our Client Intake Team is working in person in the office again, we have re-assessed our volunteer intake and training plans. The details below have changed.
Rosters and shifts
The rosters are Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. You need to work the same shift/s each week throughout a roster. You can change your shifts for each new roster as your uni timetable changes.
During your first 12 days, you need to work full days. After your first 12 days, we prefer you to work full days, but if that is not possible, then a split shift - 2 half days - is acceptable, subject to shift availability.
Shifts are Monday to Friday 9.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4.30pm (except closed Wednesday morning).
Volunteer Intakes
Dates: All information below is subject to change at any time, so please check back here regularly. Any details such as exact dates that are missing from the information below, are not yet known, sorry. Unless otherwise stated below, when an intake opens for applications, we guarantee a minimum 3 week application period, and after that, applications may close without notice as soon as sufficient suitable applications are received.
Enquiries: Nick Manning, Client Intake Manager, email: volunteering AT rlc.org.au. Please do not email your resume, as we can only consider applications made via the online forms. The online form is linked below when an intake is open.
Applications: Complete the online application form and attach your current resume, and statement addressing the selection criteria. Please number your responses in line with the numbered selection criteria. Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.
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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN: 2022 Mid-year Intake
Work a minimum of 24 full days. Start in May, August or October 2022, working one day per week. Options:
CLOSED - May start
You should expect to be available over the winter - it is OK to miss 2 weeks during May-July. Only two shifts available:
- Mondays, starting 2 May
- Thursdays, starting 12 May
OPEN - August start
Start in the week of 1 August. You should expect to be available over the summer: RLC will be closed for 2 weeks over Christmas-New Year, and in addition to that, it is OK to miss 3 other weeks during November-January.
OPEN - October start
Start in the week of 4-10 October. You should expect to be available over the summer: RLC will be closed for 2 weeks over Christmas-New Year, and in addition to that, it is OK to miss 3 other weeks during November-January.
Applications are now open, and close on 30 June 2022. Apply using the online application form.
APPLICATIONS NOT YET OPEN: Summer 2023 Intake
Work a minimum of 24 full days. Start in the week of 9 January 2023, working one day per week.
We expect to open applications in October 2022, but this could be affected by COVID issues.