Job Status

Term Contract

Open to everyone

Applications close: 12/07/2026 at 11:59 PM

The Organisation

Legal Services is passionate about ensuring justice is available and accessible for all South Australians. As the largest legal assistance service in SA, we ensure that South Australians have access to a trusted lawyer when they need help to be heard, and easy ways to learn about their rights and responsibilities, and service to answer any legal questions. Each year 140,000 South Australians benefit from the services we deliver.

The Opportunity

New opportunities have arisen in our Family Law Division! As the Senior Lawyer, Family Law, you will represent clients who are in receipt of legal aid and deliver quality legal services in relation to complex family law. You will have the opportunity to act as a children’s representative in child protection proceedings, including appearing as an advocate in the Adelaide Youth Court. You will also learn about Child Support and represent clients in receipt of legal aid in relation to Child Support. You will appear as a representative in family dispute resolution matters which also include property matters. If accredited, you will act as an Independent Children’s Lawyer in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia parenting matters.

Salary Range

$115,959 – $126,492 per annum prorata plus 12% superannuation and leave loading. As a not-for-profit organisation, Legal Services can offer up to $15,900 pre-tax Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) per year for general living expenses.

Term of Employment

12 month temporary contract available at the LSC3 classification level.

Responsibilities





- Represent clients who are in receipt of legal aid and deliver quality legal services for complex family law matters.
- Act as a children’s representative in child protection proceedings and advocate in the Adelaide Youth Court.
- Represent clients in Child Support matters.
- Represent clients in family dispute resolution and property matters.
- Act as an Independent Children’s Lawyer in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, if accredited.

Qualifications

- Hold an unrestricted Category C Practising Certificate or be eligible to apply.
- Be an admitted practitioner of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the High Court of Australia.
- Have a minimum of five (5) years’ post‑admission experience.
- Experience in private or public legal practice file management, time recording, and costing of files.
- Deliver high quality, concise advice by assessing problems logically, thoroughly, and reliably with due skill and diligence.
- Communicate effectively with persons from a wide range of backgrounds, including cultural, ethnic and indigenous differences, and with persons with physical or mental illness.
- Possess thorough knowledge of family law, care and protection law, practice rules,



and the law of evidence as applied in the state courts of South Australia and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

Workplace Benefits

- 5 weeks of Annual Leave for those employed within the LSC classification stream.
- Opportunity to work alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues in a supportive workplace concerned about employee well‑being.
- Generous salary sacrifice benefits through Smart Salary.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Payment of Practising Certificate for legal staff.
- Payment of relevant Qualified memberships.
- Support for employees and their family through an inclusive Employee Assistance Programme.
- Supported training and development opportunities, including working with vulnerable clients, cultural sensitivity and trauma‑informed practice.
- Access to a comprehensive in‑house legal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme.
- Contemporary workplace accommodation.
- Career development opportunities within the team and the organisation.
- Payment of employment screening checks.
- Access to a Fitness Passport: a workplace health and fitness programme that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.

Equal Opportunity

We welcome applications from everyone. We are an inclusive employer and support diversity and inclusion by recognising our staff for their unique qualities, ideas, and insights.

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‑time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

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