Lead a high-quality legal practice and make a difference in your community
Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) is seeking an experienced and values-driven
Director of Legal Practice (Principal Lawyer)
to lead and develop our legal practice and support our dedicated multidisciplinary legal team.
This is a senior leadership position with responsibility for the professional leadership, quality and development of NCLC's Legal Services.
Reporting to the CEO and working closely with our Senior Lawyers, the Director provides professional supervision and support to the legal team and volunteers, while contributing to NCLC's broader strategic direction, advocacy, law reform and community impact.
ABOUT NORTHERN COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE (NCLC)
Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) is adynamicnot-for-profit community legal centre that operates in one of the fastest-growing areas of Melbourne and has a significant catchment, including the Merri-bek, Hume and Mitchell Shire Local Government Areas.
NCLC operates from a central office in Broadmeadows, a satellite office in Wallan, and with outreach clinics in other service areas.
NCLC ensures services are accessible to the community by providing legal advice, education and referrals.
ABOUT THE ROLE
You will:
Provide qualified leadership and oversight of NCLC's legal practice.
Supervise and support Senior Lawyers and, through them, Lawyers, Graduate Lawyers and legal volunteers.
Oversee legal compliance, risk management and quality assurance, while promoting continuous improvement, innovation and best practice.
Contribute to NCLC's Senior Leadership Team and organisational strategy.
Full-time position, with part-time arrangements considered for the right candidate.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a senior lawyer who combines strong professional expertise with leadership capability and a commitment to social justice.
You will have:




Eligibility to hold a Principal Lawyer practising certificate in Victoria, with at least five years' post-admission legal experience, with broad experience relevant to community legal practice.
Experience supervising, mentoring or leading lawyers and/or multidisciplinary teams.
A commitment to access to justice and working with people experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage.
We are looking for someone with broad legal experience, sound professional judgement and the ability to provide effective professional oversight across a diverse legal practice.
REMUNERATION
Salary: $139,****** – $144,****** per annum (SCHADS Award Level 8, with above-award remuneration under the Victorian Community Legal Centres Multi-Enterprise Agreement *********), plus employer-funded superannuation.
BENEFITS
NCLC is committed to providing a working environment that is flexible, friendly, collaborative, positive and supports team members to achieve a work/life balance.
We offer:
Generous salary packaging, including access to Accommodation and Meals Entertainment packaging.
Five weeks annual leave, plus Christmas to New Year shut down leave
Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance
Learning and professional development opportunities.
Access to Employee Assistance Program for employees and their wellbeing
Purposeful work contributing to access to justice and positive community change.
NCLC is committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and racially marginalised and refugee backgrounds, people of all ages, neurodiverse people, gender diverse people and LGBTIQA+ people.
We welcome applications from people with a diversity of backgrounds and experience, including lived experience of the issues we work on.
A position description is attached.
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