Deliver culturally protected legal services to support First Nations women
Work in a close-knit team where your ideas and skills will be genuinely valued
Suits First Nations lawyers with family law knowledge, all PAE levels considered
The Organisation
The Women's Legal Centre ACT (WLC) is an innovative, specialist community legal centre providing crucial legal and social support services to women in Canberra, to keep them safe, strong and in control of their lives. WLC provides legal services within a multi-disciplinary, trauma informed practice model that incorporates cultural support and team-oriented services to provide wraparound support to women.
The Mulleun Mura Access to Justice Program
The Mulleun Mura Program sits within WLC's family law practice and is dedicated to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are affected by family and domestic violence, relationship breakdown and who need help engaging with the family law system and/or care and protection. The program provides free, confidential and easy to access advice for First Nations women to be informed of their options in a safe way. Mulleun Mura is led and staffed by a team of experienced Aboriginal women with its priority focus being to help keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children safe and connected to culture.
Benefits & Culture
Tax effective not for profit salary packaging and additional paid leave
Cultural mentoring and annual health and wellbeing allowance
Paid cultural and reproductive health leave
Genuine commitment to a flexible,



supportive working environment
Brand recent office with modern facilities, supportive of women and their children
A highly rewarding, manageable caseload of clients, with true focus on quality outcomes
Relocation assistance available
The Role
Working within the Mulleun Mura Program alongside a passionate team of solicitors and paralegals, you will be responsible for providing quality legal advice and representation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women on matters such as separation, care arrangements for children, family violence orders and the division of property after separation. This includes representing clients at Federal and State/Territory Courts and Tribunals. Specifically you will:
Manage a mixed caseload of family law matters including litigation
Provide culturally appropriate legal advice and casework to clients
Develop and sustain relationships with community and partner organisations and services
Support the development and strategic direction of the program
Ensure consistent and reliable data entry and collection
Maintain and practice a high level of technical competence
Skills Required
This is an Aboriginal identified role,



suited to a solicitor with a deep commitment to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in a way that is empathetic, trauma informed and culturally safe and appropriate.
You may be either an experienced family law practitioner or a developing lawyer, and importantly you are motivated by the opportunity to work within an Aboriginal led environment and trauma-informed service delivery model to achieve outcomes that improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's safety and financial security.
Deliver high quality, accurate legal advice and manage casework
Provide culturally safe and responsive practices
Work and build connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Demonstrate a personal commitment to reflection and self-care practices
Applicants must be eligible to hold or apply for a Restricted Practising Certificate in the ACT.
Please note this position is open to people who identify as women. Being a woman is considered a genuine occupational qualification under section 34 of theDiscrimination Act **** (ACT)and section 30 of theSex Discrimination Act ****.Part-time applications will be considered.
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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