Legal Officer - Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service

Legal Services Commission
Job reference: 573066
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
The Organisation
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, easy ways to learn about their rights and responsibilities, and service to answer any legal questions.
Each year over 140,000 South Australians benefit from the services we deliver.
The Role
The Legal Officer/Duty Lawyer - WDVCAS is accountable for delivering legal information, advice, advocacy, and representation for women who have been subjected to or who are experiencing domestic and/or family violence and who are applying for, or already have, an intervention order.
The Legal Officer – WDVCAS will support women in reporting breaches of intervention orders, liaising with SAPOL with concerns relating to intervention orders and facilitate access to legal and other support services for women who are dealing with complex legal matters and who have been subjected to or who are experiencing domestic and/or family violence.
The Legal Officer – WDVCAS will assist women to negotiate break lease tenancy matters or apply through SACAT regarding break lease tenancy orders where domestic and/or family violence is a factor.
The Legal Officer - WDVCAS will be required to establish and maintain relationships with key agencies and service providers responding to women who are affected by Domestic Violence including SAPOL Prosecution, South Australian Courts, SACAT, Women’s Safety Services SA, Domestic Violence support services including health and welfare professionals.
Salary Range

• LSC1 $70,841 - $76,892 per annum plus superannuation
• LSC2 $85,541 - $91,849 per annum plus superannuation

As a not-for-profit organisation, the Legal Services Commission 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.
Term of Employment Contract
Temporary contract until 30/06/2025 – more than one position available
Workplace Benefits
We provide a range financial and non-financial benefits to our employees that include:

• Generous salary sacrifice benefits (as outlined above)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Payment of employment screening checks
• Payment of Practising Certificates for legal staff
• Payment of relevant professional memberships
• Access to a comprehensive in-house Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program
• Support for you and your family through our inclusive Employee Assistance Program
• Supported training and development opportunities
• Contemporary office accommodation
• The opportunity to work alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues in a supportive workplace that is concerned about employee well-being.

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.
• Possess a strong commitment to the rights of women/caregivers and children under the law.
• Experience in communicating effectively with a wide range of people from cultural, ethnic and indigenous backgrounds and/or persons with a physical or mental illness.
• An understanding of coercive control behaviours and how to identify them.

LSC2

• Hold an unrestricted Category C Practicing Certificate in South Australia or eligible to apply for an unrestricted Category C Practicing Certificate in South Australia.
• Possess minimum of two (2) years post admission legal experience.
• Demonstrated ability in supporting women experiencing domestic and family violence.
• Work and communicate effectively with persons from a wide range of backgrounds including understanding, and responding appropriately to cultural, ethnic and indigenous differences and to persons living with a disability.
• Knowledge of referral pathways for those experiencing coercive control including crisis support services, and social support services and legal services.

Next Steps
To apply for this role please detail your relevant experience via a cover letter (no more than two pages) and supporting résumé. All applications are to be submitted to by 5:00pm Sunday 28 January 2024.
Please refer to the Position Description for further details. Should you require any further information please direct your query to Antoinette Amadio on (08) 8111 5300.
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 Maxxia ( ), reducing the income tax you pay.
Applications close: 28/01/2024 5:00 PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.