You will provide information, advice and casework on policing and generalist law issues including police powers, fines, discrimination, victim compensation, AVOs, Stolen Generations Reparations, National Redress Scheme, guardianship and government complaints. Our policing and generalist practices work with a high proportion of First Nations clients, clients experiencing disadvantage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities and people with mental illness. You will work with local and relevant statewide organisations to identify issues requiring systemic change and undertake policy, law reform and advocacy work.
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.
Our Police Accountability practice is an innovative and dynamic statewide practice that assists individual and drives systemic change through test cases, advocacy and law reform. Our generalist practice responds to the needs of the local community, through face-to-face appointments in relevant areas of legal need.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 3 July 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 set out in the position description.
Please send your application to recruitment@rlc.org.au. Enquiries should be directed to Alexis Goodstone: alexis@rlc.org.au. Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible working conditions and supports wellbeing. We require job applicants to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or to have a valid medical exemption. We encourage applications by First Nations people and people with disability.
