About Us

Women’s Legal Service Tasmania (WLST) is a statewide community legal service providing legal information, advice and representation, community legal education, outreach, law reform and referrals. WLST works through an integrated practice model, with clients also able to access in-house social work and financial counselling support.

WLST operates from Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie and is committed to justice, equality and safety, particularly for people experiencing disadvantage, violence, or discrimination.

WLST recognises that intersecting experiences of gender, sexuality, sex characteristics, race, disability, culture, migration status, poverty, and geographic isolation can create additional barriers to justice. Staff are expected to provide respectful, inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally safe services.

WLST is committed to protecting children, young people, and vulnerable people from harm and requires relevant screening checks before employment is finalised.

Program Overview The LGBTIQA+ Legal Service is a partnership between Equality Tasmania (ET) and WLST. It is designed to improve access to affirming, integrated legal and social support for LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians. The service combines a dedicated Solicitor with a Peer Support Navigator and connects clients with WLST’s social workers and financial counsellors where appropriate.

The service provides LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians with legal assistance in relation to LGBTIQA+ legal issues in diverse areas of law, including employment, discrimination and harassment, vilification and violence, family and domestic violence, family law, and child protection. Safe referral pathways will be used for out-of-scope matters.

The Solicitor is employed by WLST, is part of the WLST legal team, and works closely with ET, the Peer Support Navigator, and other approved community partners across Tasmania.

About the Role

We currently have a fixed-term 12-Month Solicitor role available within LGBTIQA+ Legal Service.

Under the legal supervision and line management of the WLST Principal Solicitor, the Solicitor will deliver high-quality, affirming and trauma-informed legal services to LGBTIQA+ Tasmanians. The role will work collaboratively with the Peer Support Navigator to provide coordinated client support, strengthen community legal capability, and help design, implement, and continuously improve the service.

The Solicitor will communicate regularly with the LGBTIQA+ Legal Service working group/oversight committee about service implementation, emerging issues, outcomes and improvement opportunities.

What You'll Be Doing

- Provide legal information, advice, casework, limited representation,



and referrals to eligible LGBTIQA+ clients in relation to LGBTIQA+ legal issues such as discrimination, harassment, access to treatment, vilification and violence, expungement of historical offences, in diverse areas of law including family, employment, child protection, family and domestic violence, and anti-discrimination law.
- Work alongside the Peer Support Navigator as a core service partner, with clear role boundaries and respect for the Peer Support Navigator’s lived-experience expertise.
- Maintain constructive working relationships with ET, community organisations, courts, tribunals, government agencies, the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, community legal services, police LGBTIQA+ Liaison Officers, and other referral partners.
- Develop and deliver accessible community legal education and outreach with the Peer Support Navigator, ET, and community partners.

What We're Looking For

- Demonstrated legal practice experience in one or more relevant areas of law, including employment, child protection, family and domestic violence, anti-discrimination, and immigration law, with the capacity to develop expertise across the service scope.
- Demonstrated understanding of the legal and systemic barriers experienced by LGBTIQA+ people and a commitment to affirming, inclusive, intersectional, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practice.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse groups, including victim-survivors, and working collaboratively within a team workplace, supporting colleagues and contributing to a positive workplace culture, with an ability to monitor and evaluate team performance, providing constructive feedback and ensuring accountability for the quality and timeliness of legal work.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment, including experience partnering with therapeutic services, counsellors and support workers; understanding of the intersection of legal and non-legal needs of victim-survivors and the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships across the family and sexual violence sector.
- High-level written communication skills, including the ability to maintain accurate and complete client files in accordance with Women’s Legal Service Tasmania procedures,



and the ability to draft complex reports, collating statistics to demonstrate program effectiveness and case studies highlighting client outcomes.
- Ability to work within and positively advance the mission and values of Women’s Legal Service Tasmania, including a commitment to the social justice, equity, and empowerment of women, with an ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in service delivery.

What We Offer At Women's Legal Service Tasmania, we are committed to providing a supportive and rewarding work environment. As an Assistant Principal Solicitor within our organisation, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of women in our local community.

Extra Leave: Enjoy an additional week of annual leave (pro rata) to support your wellbeing, with 17.5% leave loading.

Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid parental leave (pro rata) for employees with a minimum of 12 months’ service.

Salary Packaging: Generous not-for-profit salary packaging and a Meal & Entertainment Card of up to $18,530 annually through Eziway, increasing your disposable income.

Wellbeing Support: Employee health and wellbeing support, flexible working practices, and bi-monthly professional supervision/counselling sessions through Relationships Australia.

Professional Development: Opportunities for conferences, events, and a dedicated training budget for your professional growth.

Apply Now To apply, please copy and paste the following link into your browser:

https://www.womenslegaltas.org.au/careers

This link takes you to our careers page on the WLST website where you can download a copy of the Position Description (which includes the Selection Criteria to be addressed in an application). When you’re ready to apply, email through a current resume and a statement addressing the selection criteria to [email protected].

Please note that applicants must address the selection criteria to be considered for the position. Applications close COB Friday 9 October 2026.

If you have any queries about this position, please reach out to our friendly team via our careers email and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Apply now to join our passionate and dedicated team!

This position is advertised relying on a special measure exception permitted by the Anti-Discrimination Act. This special measure supports the delivery of services to women, and accordingly, this position is open to women applicants only.

Women's Legal Service Tasmania is committed to protecting children/young and vulnerable people from harm and requires completion of screening checks prior to finalising employment.

📌 Solicitor - LGBTIQA+ Legal Service (12 Month Fixed Term) (Hobart)
🏢 Womens Legal Service Tasmania
📍 Hobart