Job Title: Street Law Solicitor
Employment Status: Full Time, 12 month contract
Employment Conditions: Employed under the Community Sector Multiple Enterprise Agreement (ACT) 2014-2018
Key Responsibilities:
* Attend Street Law's Outreach services on a roster basis.
* Provide warm referrals, initial advice, and ongoing casework assistance to clients following CCL's legal assistance guidelines.
* Collaborate with CCL's social worker and disability justice liaison officer to meet client needs.
* Represent clients in Tribunal / Court matters as required.
* Ensure accurate collection of client data and service provision.
Selection Criteria:
* Demonstrated understanding of issues impacting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
* Capacity to advocate for and work effectively with disadvantaged clients in a generalist legal outreach service.
* Good organizational, time management, and file management skills.
Canberra Community Law is an independent community legal centre providing flexible and accessible legal services free of charge to people facing financial disadvantage or other barriers to accessing the justice system.
The Street Law program provides referral and targeted legal services to clients experiencing or at risk of homelessness through an outreach service delivery model.
This position will provide legal services to CCL's Street Law clients, including outreach services, warm referrals, discrete legal services, ongoing casework assistance, and representation in Tribunal / Court matters, with a specific focus on vulnerable women.
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated solicitor to join our dynamic team as a Street Law Solicitor.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to work independently and as part of a team, and have a strong commitment to social justice and community-based legal practice.