Exciting opportunity to join a growing team providing free legal assistance to the Gippsland community.

• Join a growing dynamic team at a regional community legal service
• Full time or part time available (hours negotiable for right candidate), ongoing and fixed term contracts available
• Classified as Level 5 SCHADS Award with salary packaging available
• Supportive team environment and positive work culture

About Us:

Gippsland Community Legal Services (GCLS) is an independent non-profit service managed by Anglicare Victoria. GCLS is funded by the Federal and State Governments to deliver free legal services throughout the Gippsland region. The mission of GCLS is to improve access to justice for all members of the Gippsland Community by providing legal advice and advocacy, empowering individuals, and groups through community education, and to remove systemic injustice by advocating for law reform.

The Role

Community Lawyers at GCLS provide free legal services to people who live, work, or study in Gippsland. The role involves providing GCLS clients with legal advice, family violence intervention order duty lawyer services, ongoing legal casework, and community legal education.

To Be Successful in this Position You Will Need to:

• Hold, or be eligible to hold, a Victorian practising certificate
• Have an understanding of, or be capable of quickly building an understanding of a range of legal areas, including family violence, family law, tenancy, victims compensation, infringements and debt
• Have a commitment to the promotion of social justice and human rights.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

For a detailed position description, click here: Community Lawyer PD LS E AW5 052023 V1.2 (1).pdf 

To apply for this position you will need to complete the online application. You will be requested to attach your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and skills as relevant to the position. 

For further enquiries contact Program Manager Simon Suttie - simon.suttie@anglicarevic.org.au

Applications close Sunday August 24th 

We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. If we identify suitable applicants prior to the posted closing date of the advert we may close the position early.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.