A senior legal leadership role, close to home.

Are you an experienced legal practitioner in the Goldfields looking for your next move, or perhaps ready for your next career step?

Our client, Goldfields Community Legal Centre Inc. (GCLC), is seeking a Principal Solicitor to lead its legal practice in Kalgoorlie.

This role combines senior legal practice, people leadership and strategic contribution, with a explicit purpose: improving access to justice for vulnerable people across the Goldfields Region.

For an experienced practitioner already living in the region, this is the opportunity to take the next step in your career without leaving the community you know.

What You Get

- Above Award remuneration

- Paid WA practising certificate

- Salary packaging with FBT exemptions

- Non-billing legal practice

- Paid leave during the festive season office closure

- Employee Assistance Program

- Supportive, values-driven workplace and a strong WA community legal sector network

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting to the Centre Manager, you will take responsibility for the strategic and operational leadership of GCLC’s legal practice.

You will guide and develop the legal team, oversee service quality and professional standards, and manage legal risk, while providing advice, casework and representation in complex or high-risk matters.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the legal practice, ensuring compliance with professional, funding and sector requirements.

- Supervising, mentoring and developing the legal team.

- Providing advice,



casework and court representation in complex and sensitive matters.

- Overseeing client eligibility, triage, service priorities, outreach and duty lawyer programs.

- Strengthening practice policies, quality assurance and risk management.

- Contributing to strategy, service planning, funding submissions and program evaluation.

- Building relationships with courts, government, community organisations and referral partners.

- Supporting community legal education, systemic advocacy and law reform.

What You'll Have

You are an experienced legal practitioner with sound professional judgement, demonstrated leadership capability and a commitment to improving access to justice in your community.

You will have:

- At least two years as a Principal Solicitor or in a similar senior legal leadership role, or five years as a Senior Solicitor.

- Extensive family law experience, including advice, casework and court representation.

- Demonstrated experience supervising and mentoring legal teams.

- Experience supporting vulnerable clients with complex legal issues in community legal, not-for-profit or publicly funded non-billing services.

- Strong professional judgement, ethical decision-making and legal risk management.





- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and organisational skills.

- Commitment to trauma-informed, client-centred practice and respectful engagement with First Nations people and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

- Willingness to travel across the Goldfields region.

You must hold a current WA practicing certificate, a current driver's licence, National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check.

Why join GCLC?

This role offers the opportunity to lead with purpose, develop the capability of a legal team and influence how essential legal services reach people across the Goldfields.

It is a chance to build your legal leadership career while staying close to home, family and community.

About Goldfields Community Legal Centre

Goldfields Community Legal Centre Inc. (GCLC) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing high-quality legal advice and support to disadvantaged individuals and families across the Goldfields–Esperance region. GCLC delivers services across family and civil law and supports clients from diverse backgrounds. For more information: www.gclc.com.au

Ready for your next career step? Apply now.

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant legal experience, leadership capability and interest in the role.

For a confidential discussion or a copy of the position description, please contact Sara Harris, Head of Client Services, ProcessWorx (08) •••• •896.

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