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The Legal Services Commission is passionate about ensuring justice is available and accessible for all South Australians. As the largest legal assistance service in SA, we ensure that South Australians have access to a trusted lawyer when they need help to be heard, provide them with easy ways to learn about their rights and responsibilities, and answer their legal questions.
Each year over 140,000 South Australians benefit from the services we deliver.
The Role
Integrated Services operates specialist Domestic Violence programs including the Domestic Violence Health Unit, Safe and Well Kids and Health Justice Partnerships with the Women’s and Children’s Health Network and Lyell McEwin Hospital.
The Legal Officer – Integrated Services is responsible for providing specialist legal information, advice, advocacy and representation for women who have been subjected to or who are experiencing Domestic Violence (DV).
The Legal Officer is required to establish and maintain relationships with agencies and service providers responding to women who are affected by DV in the northern Adelaide region and remote areas, including Whyalla, Port Augusta and Port Pirie.
The Legal Officer will travel to clinics, health units or Domestic Violence support services, in particular the Women’s Safety Services SA Northern Hub, Lyell McEwin Hospital and Women’s & Children’s Hospital, where women may have presented as a result of DV.
The Legal Officer – Integrated Services will develop and deliver educational training sessions for Health Justice Partnerships.
If you feel you have what it takes to be successful in one of these roles, apply now!
Salary Range
Appointment will be made based on your experience at either the LSC1 or LSC2 classification.
- LSC1 $79,723 - $86,439 per annum including superannuation, leave loading.
- LSC2 $96,040 - $103,041 per annum including superannuation, leave loading.
As a not-for-profit organisation, Legal Services is able to offer its employees attractive salary sacrifice arrangements, including up to $15,900 pre-tax each Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) year for general living expenses.
Position Status
Temporary contract – up to 30 June 2025
What You Need For Success
The ideal candidate will be appointed based on their experience at either the LSC1 or LSC2 classification level and will be able to demonstrate the following:
LSC1
- Hold a Category C Practising Certificate or currently eligible to apply for a Category C Practising Certificate.
- Ability in supporting women experiencing domestic and family violence.
- Be able to provide concise legal advice by assessing problems logically, thoroughly and reliably with due skill and diligence.
- Possess a strong commitment to the rights of women/caregivers and children under the law.
- Knowledge of domestic and family violence law, practice and the law of evidence in South Australia.
LSC2
- Hold an unrestricted Category C Practising Certificate in South Australia or eligible to apply for an unrestricted Category C Practising Certificate in South Australia.
- Possess minimum of two (2) years post admission legal experience.
- Demonstrated ability in supporting women experiencing domestic and family violence.
- Possess a strong commitment to the rights of women/caregivers and children under the law.
- Confidently provide concise legal advice by assessing problems logically, thoroughly and reliably with due skill and diligence.
- Knowledge of domestic and family violence law, practice and the law of evidence in South Australia.
Workplace Benefits
We provide a range of financial and non-financial benefits to our employees that include:
- The opportunity to work alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues in a supportive workplace that is concerned about employee well-being.
- Generous salary sacrifice benefits (as outlined above).
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Payment of Practising Certificate for legal staff.
- Payment of relevant professional memberships.
- Support for employees and their families through our inclusive Employee Assistance Program.
- Supported training and development opportunities in areas including working with vulnerable clients, cultural sensitivity and trauma informed practice.
- Access to a comprehensive in-house legal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program.
- Contemporary workplace accommodation.
- Career development opportunities within the team and the organisation.
- Payment of employment screening checks.
Next Steps
To apply for this role, you will need to click on the Apply Now button. Have your resume, preferably in a PDF version ready to be attached and a cover letter. All applications are to be submitted by 5pm 9 July 2024.
Please refer to the LSC1 Position Description and LSC2 Position Description available from the Legal Services website for further details.
Should you require any further information please direct your query to Catherine Coleiro, Team Leader, Family Safety & Support (Integrated Services) on (08) 8111 5***.
We welcome applications from everyone. We are an inclusive employer, and support diversity and inclusion by recognising our staff for their unique qualities, ideas, and insights. Workplace benefits include flexible working conditions as well as access to very generous salary packaging benefits through Smart Salary (https://www.smartsalary.com.au/) reducing the income tax you pay.
