AddressPool Recruitment: Permanent or Fixed Term - Full Time or Part Time
About the role
The Legal Aid WA Regional Law Graduate Program is a fantastic opportunity to fast track your legal career with comprehensive training, professional support, responsibility, diverse work opportunities, amazing life experience and a generous salary package.
The program is for Law Graduates who will have completed their law degree by 1 January 2025 and either:
- Have not yet completed an approved Practical Legal Training (PLT) course or been admitted to practice; or
- Have been admitted to practice with generally limited experience in legal practice.
The two year program involves an initial period of training in our Perth office, including an approved Practical Legal Training (PLT) course if applicable, organised and funded by Legal Aid WA. Following admission and successful completion of the training program (approximately 6 - 8 months), graduates will be relocated by Legal Aid WA to one of our 7 regional offices: Kununurra, Broome, South Hedland, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Bunbury or Albany.
In the regional office, graduates will undertake activities such as legal advice and discrete assistance; duty lawyer services; community legal education; and representation on less complex legal matters. Training and practice will initially be focused on criminal law matters, however this will expand to include family and civil law matters over the course of the program, depending on regional office requirements.
You will be supported in your regional relocation through a range of benefits and subsidies such as removalist services, district allowance, and subsidised housing in some locations.
About you
Legal Aid WA is looking for applicants who have excellent academic results in their law degree, are passionate about social justice, and are willing to relocate to live and work in a Regional Office.
About us and what we can offer you
We offer a strong team working environment, the satisfaction of adding value to the community, and a range of benefits in line with business requirements, which may include professional development opportunities, flexible working and leave arrangements and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. Legal Aid WA is a provider of customer centred services and fosters a culture of inclusion. We appreciate differing viewpoints and cultural diversity and value all perspectives as we strive for excellent customer service through process improvements and innovation.
Further information
Please visit www.legalaid.wa.gov.au to find out more about us and click here to learn about the benefits we offer employees.
Substantive Equality
Legal Aid Western Australia is an equal opportunity employer, we recognise the value that people of diverse backgrounds bring to the workforce. We are committed to improving employment opportunities and outcomes through the recruitment, development and retention of people from all diverse backgrounds. Suitable Australian First Nations applicants may be given priority consideration over non diversity group applicants to achieve public sector outcomes. People with disability will be provided with reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.
Pool conditions
As this is a pool, vacancies will be offered on a full-time or part-time permanent or fixed-term basis. This selection process may also be used to fill other similar vacancies throughout our organisation that arise within the term of the pool. It is important to note that appointment to the pool is not a guarantee that you will be offered a term of employment.
Appointment to all positions at Legal Aid WA is subject to a satisfactory national criminal history check, integrity and conflict checks, and 100-point identification check.
CLOSING DATE: 9.00AM Thursday 6 June 2024.
