Salary: $95,589.00 - $113,619.00

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Swan Hill

Job Category: Legal

Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km².

If you’re passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.

Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.

We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.

Position Objectives The Mallee Family Care Community Legal Centre is seeking an experienced Senior - Generalist Solicitor to join their dynamic Legal Team focusing on access to justice issues, social justice and human rights. The MFC CLC is delivered to the Northern and Southern Mallee of Victoria and South West New South Wales. The generalist service offers free, confidential legal advice, information, referral and casework on a range of legal issues to support those most vulnerable in our community.

The CLC also provides community legal education and engages in law reform activities.





The Service adopts an Integrated Service model, with collaboration required with other qualified staff and service providers to best meet client need. In particular, the CLC provides a specialist approach to supporting families in our Health Justice Partnership (HJP) program. The HJP program is a multidisciplinary team (law, social work, mental health and financial counselling) that provides a range of innovative services in the Mallee communities and works in partnership with other agencies.

The HJP aims to provide integrated services that address the needs of some of the most vulnerable members of our community, with a particular focus on women who have experienced, or are experiencing, family violence, those with mental health issues and priority cohort groups.

Position Description Senior Generalist Solicitor SH Sept 26

Desired Skills And Experience

Qualifications and Experience

- A person employed at this level will be expected to have experience with an unrestricted Practicing Certificate.
- Admission as a legal practitioner in Victoria, with at least (3) three years Post Admission Experience.
- A current driver’s licence and a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.

For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the position description. For more information regarding this position please contact Maree Fullgrabe – Human Resource Manager on 5023 5966

📌 Senior Generalist Solicitor (Swan Hill)
🏢 Mallee Family Care
📍 Swan Hill