Our Financial Abuse Service is an innovative and dynamic statewide practice with a specialist, cross-jurisdictional, and integrated approach that provides holistic legal and non-legal support to clients, increasing their safety and wellbeing and leading to financial independence and empowerment.
We also drive systemic change through test cases, advocacy and law reform.
The Family Law Solicitor will work collaboratively with financial counsellors, social workers and other specialist lawyers (consumer credit, corporations law, tax law and immigration law) to assist clients from across New South Wales.
This role has ongoing opportunities to contribute to the development of systemic advocacy, policy and law reform to both address the causes of financial and economic abuse and improve outcomes for victim survivors.
This role will provide trauma informed legal advice, representation and referrals to victim survivors of financial abuse in the area of family law, with a focus on property settlement, spousal maintenance and child support.
There may also be opportunities to identify and work on test cases and coordinate and supervise volunteer solicitors.
Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change.
We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales.
We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform.
We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.
Superannuation and annual leave loading are paid in addition and salary packaging is available.
In addition to being a flexible workplace, Redfern Legal Centre offers a 35-hour working week, time in lieu options and a paid end of year closure of two weeks (including public holidays) on top of four weeks annual leave.
As a Public Benevolent Institution, Redfern Legal Centre is able to offer staff generous salary packaging options.
The closing date for applications is 17 February 2025 at 9am.
Your application should be no more than six pages and must include:
a cover letter;
your resume; and
a statement addressing the Essential Knowledge Skills and Experience Criteria in the position description
Please send your application to recruitment@rlc.org.au. Enquiries should be directed to Catherine Hewett, catherine@rlc.org.au
Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible working conditions and supports wellbeing.
We require staff to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19.
We strongly encourage applications by First Nations people and people with disability.
