- Leading trauma-informed practice supporting women experiencing family violence
- Senior role with mentoring, outreach & partnership engagement focus
- Full‑time | $114,390.61 – $119,457.00 plus super & packaging

About the Organisation

The Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) is a dynamic and respected multidisciplinary community legal organisation working to advance human rights, fairness, and justice across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. ECLC is deeply committed to supporting people experiencing disadvantage, particularly those impacted by family violence, through an innovative, integrated practice model where a multidisciplinary team work together to deliver holistic services to clients facing complex challenges.

With a longstanding and innovative commitment to addressing family violence, ECLC leads programs that integrate legal and community services to deliver holistic, trauma‑informed support. These include the Mabels, WELS and SAGE programs, all designed to empower women to navigate legal options and increase their safety and wellbeing.

Benefits and culture

- Supportive, values‑driven workplace culture
- Hybrid workplace with the ability to work-from-home
- Reflective practice & ongoing professional development
- Office locations in Box Hill, Boronia & Healesville, close to public transport & parking
- Attractive employee benefits including salary packaging, leave loading, wellbeing, cultural & additional gifted leave

About the role





This Senior Community Lawyer position sits within the Family Violence Initiatives team and operates in a senior capacity across integrated practice programs including SAGE, Mabels and WELS. The role focuses on delivering high‑quality, trauma‑informed legal services to women experiencing or at risk of family violence, while also strengthening partnerships and mentoring legal staff.

You will manage a complex caseload across family violence and family law matters and work closely with family violence advocates, health professionals and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations. The role also contributes to secondary consultations, community legal education and ongoing service improvement.

Skills and experience required

You bring experience in integrated or health justice partnership settings, community and family law, robust technical capability and commitment to social justice. You are confident handling complex matters and comfortable working in multidisciplinary and culturally diverse environments.

- Legal expertise with sound judgement, empathy, collaboration and leadership capability
- Unrestricted Victorian practising certificate
- Strong experience in family violence and family law casework & litigation
- A trauma‑informed and client‑centred practice approach
- Experience mentoring staff and working in multidisciplinary teams

Equal Employment Opportunity

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.

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📌 Senior Community Lawyer - Family Law (Melbourne)
🏢 Ngo Recruitment
📍 Melbourne