Department: LRLS Legal Child Law
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location:
Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, AU, 2127 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Gunnedah, NSW, AU, 2380 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Mascot, NSW, AU, 2020 Kempsey, NSW, AU, 2440 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Tenterfield, NSW, AU, 2372 Strawberry Hills, NSW, AU, 2012 Tweed Heads South, NSW, AU, 2486 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Ingleburn, NSW, AU, 2565 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Mittagong, NSW, AU, 2575 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Katoomba, NSW, AU, 2780 Waverley, NSW, AU, 2024 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Singleton, NSW, AU, 2330 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Lithgow, NSW, AU, 2790 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Woy Woy, NSW, AU, 2256 Lavadia, NSW, AU, 2462 Forbes, NSW, AU, 2871 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Pennant Hills, NSW, AU, 2120 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Belmont, NSW, AU, 2280 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2303 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Mudgee, NSW, AU, 2850 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Patonga, NSW, AU, 2083 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Kempsey, NSW, AU, 2440 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Cootamundra, NSW, AU, 2590 Calala, NSW, AU, 2340 Darlinghurst, NSW, AU, 2010 Fairfield, NSW, AU, 2165 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Chatswood, NSW, AU, 2067 Darlington, NSW, AU, 2008 Wilcannia, NSW, AU, 2836 Deniliquin, NSW, AU, 2710 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Glebe, NSW, AU, 2037 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Eastwood, NSW, AU, 2122 Lithgow, NSW, AU, 2790 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2010 Berkshire Park, NSW, AU, 2765 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Moree, NSW, AU, 2400 Raymond Terrace, NSW, AU, 2324 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 St Leonards, NSW, AU, 2065 Murwillumbah, NSW, AU, 2484 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Cardiff, NSW, AU, 2285 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 AU Rhodes, NSW, AU, 2138 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Coonabarabran, NSW, AU, 2357 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Hurstville, NSW, AU, 2220 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Raymond Terrace, NSW, AU, 2324 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Deniliquin, NSW, AU, 2710 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Kariong, NSW, AU, 2250 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Shoal Bay, NSW, AU, 2315 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Leichhardt, NSW, AU, 2040 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Lakemba, NSW, AU, 2195 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Eastwood, NSW, AU, 2122 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Miranda, NSW, AU, 2228 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Faulconbridge, NSW, AU, 2776 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Milton, NSW, AU, 2538 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Katoomba, NSW, AU, 2780 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Cowra, NSW, AU, 2794 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Port Kembla, NSW, AU, 2505 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Kirkconnell, NSW, AU, 2795 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Moree, NSW, AU, 2400 Airds, NSW, AU, 2560 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Trenayr, NSW, AU, 2460 South Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 St Marys, NSW, AU, 2760 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Lidcombe, NSW, AU, 2141 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Inverell, NSW, AU, 2360 North Rocks, NSW, AU, 2151 Fairfield, NSW, AU, 2165 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Cooma, NSW, AU, 2630 Narrandera, NSW, AU, 2700 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Gunnedah, NSW, AU, 2380 Oberon, NSW, AU, 2787 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Forbes, NSW, AU, 2871 Ultimo, NSW, AU, 2007 Sutherland, NSW, AU, 2232 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Cowra, NSW, AU, 2794 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Ryde, NSW, AU, 2112 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Condobolin, NSW, AU, 2877 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720 Leeton, NSW, AU, 2705 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Cardiff, NSW, AU, 2285 Hornsby, NSW, AU, 2077 North Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2151 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820 Airds, NSW, AU, 2560 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 East Maitland, NSW, AU, 2323 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Cooma, NSW, AU, 2630 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485 Condobolin, NSW, AU, 2877 Parklea, NSW, AU, 2768 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Dareton, NSW, AU, 2717 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 Moree, NSW, AU, 2400 Lidcombe, NSW, AU, 2141 Fairfield, NSW, AU, 2165 Hurstville, NSW, AU, 2220 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Young, NSW, AU, 2594 Kariong, NSW, AU, 2250 Narrabri, NSW, AU, 2390 Coonabarabran, NSW, AU, 2357 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Minto, NSW, AU, 2566 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 West Ryde, NSW, AU, 2114 Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Silverwater, NSW, AU, 2128 Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 West Wyalong, NSW, AU, 2671 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144 Moree, NSW, AU, 2400 Haymarket, NSW, AU, 2000 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Narrabri, NSW, AU, 2390 Casino, NSW, AU, 2470 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Macksville, NSW, AU, 2447 Forbes, NSW, AU, 2871 Shortland, NSW, AU, 2307 Maclean, NSW, AU, 2463 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Cooma, NSW, AU, 2630 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Junee, NSW, AU, 2663 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Forster, NSW, AU, 2428 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Brewarrina, NSW, AU, 2839 Tuggerah, NSW, AU, 2259 Parkes, NSW, AU, 2870 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Nelson Bay, NSW, AU, 2315 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Casino, NSW, AU, 2470 Aldavilla, NSW, AU, 2440 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Camden South, NSW, AU, 2570 Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Ulladulla, NSW, AU, 2539 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Moss Vale, NSW, AU, 2577 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Bowral, NSW, AU, 2576 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Darlinghurst, NSW, AU, 2010 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Young, NSW, AU, 2594 Virtual, NSW, AU, 9999 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Leeton, NSW, AU, 2705 Bowral, NSW, AU, 2576 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Waterloo, NSW, AU, 2017 Mudgee, NSW, AU, 2850 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Katoomba, NSW, AU, 2780 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Cooma, NSW, AU, 2630 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Ingleburn, NSW, AU, 2565 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Statewide, NSW, AU, 9999 Temora, NSW, AU, 2666 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Scone, NSW, AU, 2337 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Board Member Virtual, NSW, AU, 2000 Murwillumbah, NSW, AU, 2484 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Darlinghurst, NSW, AU, 2010 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Kempsey, NSW, AU, 2440 Lithgow, NSW, AU, 2790 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Bradbury, NSW, AU, 2560 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2302 Brewarrina, NSW, AU, 2839 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Edgeworth, NSW, AU, 2285 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Toronto, NSW, AU, 2283 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Broadmeadow, NSW, AU, 2292 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Bowral, NSW, AU, 2576 Fairfield, NSW, AU, 2165 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Hornsby, NSW, AU, 2077 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Narrabri, NSW, AU, 2390 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Young, NSW, AU, 2594 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Balranald, NSW, AU, 2715 Newtown, NSW, AU, 2042 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Coonamble, NSW, AU, 2829 Mayfield, NSW, AU, 2304 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Cobar, NSW, AU, 2835 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Nyngan, NSW, AU, 2825 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Inverell, NSW, AU, 2360 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Lithgow, NSW, AU, 2790 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Cootamundra, NSW, AU, 2590 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Oberon, NSW, AU, 2787 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Byron Bay, NSW, AU, 2481 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Sutherland, NSW, AU, 2232 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Toronto, NSW, AU, 2283 Paterson, NSW, AU, 2421 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Picton, NSW, AU, 2571 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Hurstville, NSW, AU, 2220 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 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Req ID: 85819
Senior Solicitor
Child Law - Waruuguma Barrmarrany
Location – Statewide locations considered - Flexible working arrangements maybe negotiated.
Employment type – Ongoing – Full time (35 hours)
Salary – Legal Officer – Grade 5, Base Salary ($159,035 - $162,153), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
About us
The Department of Communities and Justice shares a common purpose across many areas of their work, particularly when it comes to improving outcomes for children and young people, Aboriginal people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people experiencing domestic and family violence, victims of sexual assault, juvenile offenders, people at high risk of reoffending, and people experiencing homelessness.
Waruuguma Barrmarrany is an Aboriginal led team within Child Law. The team is a culturally responsive and inquisitive legal team delivering purposive and meaningful legal services for the preservation and reunification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people with both family and culture.
Working together for stronger communities means we can continue to deliver our services with a more unified and collaborative approach. This means a greater focus on prevention and early intervention, faster responses, more seamless operations, less duplication of effort and better outcomes.
What you’ll do
As a Child Law Advocacy Lawyer within Waruuguma Barrmarrany, you will conduct a broad range of child protection litigation matters, with a primary focus on representing the Department in the Children's Court and managing appeals in higher courts for Aboriginal children and young people You will provide strategic, timely and practical legal advice on both complex and routine child law matters, while contributing to high-quality outcomes for children, young people and families.
You will play a key role in leading and mentoring junior legal staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, client-focused and cost-effective legal services that support the Department's objectives and statutory responsibilities.
This role includes, but is not limited to, the following accountabilities:
Conduct and manage a substantial litigation practice in the Children's Court, including care and protection proceedings, interim applications, contested hearings and other child law matters.
Prepare and conduct appellate litigation in the District Court, Supreme Court and other relevant jurisdictions, including drafting appeal documents, written submissions and advising on prospects of appeal.
Provide expert legal advice on complex and sensitive child protection matters, statutory interpretation, evidence, procedural issues and emerging legal developments.
Develop litigation strategies for complex, high-risk or high-profile matters and provide recommendations to senior departmental stakeholders.
Prepare and review a range of legal documents, including affidavits, subpoenas, submissions, advices, briefing notes, pleadings and court-related correspondence.
Appear as an advocate in courts and tribunals and instruct counsel in complex or significant matters where required.
Work collaboratively with caseworkers, external legal representatives, counsel, courts and other stakeholders to achieve timely and appropriate outcomes for children and families.
Respond to subpoenas, summonses, information requests and other statutory obligations arising from litigation.
Contribute to the development and implementation of legal practice standards, precedents, policies and procedures within the Child Law practice.
Supervise, mentor and develop Solicitors Grades I-V and Paralegal staff, providing guidance on litigation practice, advocacy, legal research, professional development and case management.
Support continuous improvement initiatives, knowledge sharing and best practice approaches within the team to enhance legal service delivery and client outcomes.
This role offers the opportunity to undertake meaningful and challenging advocacy work, influence legal practice within the child protection jurisdiction, and contribute to outcomes that promote the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people.
What we’re looking for
Legal Expertise & Responsiveness
Demonstrated expertise in child protection litigation, including the ability to manage urgent, complex and sensitive legal matters.
Strong legal analysis, sound judgment and a commitment to maintaining current knowledge of relevant legislation, case law and emerging legal issues.
A minimum of five years' post-admission experience undertaking child protection litigation work.
Leadership & People Management
Proven ability to lead, supervise and develop legal professionals in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Ability to allocate and manage workloads effectively while ensuring high-quality, timely and ethical legal practice.
Commitment to fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
Stakeholder Engagement & Influence
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
Experience working collaboratively with clients, courts, government agencies, community organisations and legal practitioners to achieve positive outcomes.
Strategic Thinking & Continuous Improvement
Ability to contribute to organisational objectives through strategic planning, performance monitoring, data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
Commitment to innovation and improving legal service delivery in a changing environment.
Aboriginal Cultural Capability
Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal people, cultures, communities, organisations, histories and ways of working.
Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, communities and employees in a way that values and responds to Aboriginal voices.
Commitment to implementing the Family is Culture Report recommendations, including Active Efforts and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Principles, and applying these in legal practice, decision-making and service delivery.
Essential Criteria
Legal Qualifications and eligibility to hold a practising certificate as a Government legal practitioner issued by the NSW Law Society and completion of the statutory period of supervised legal practice.
Current and valid Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.
Hold a NSW Driver’s Licence as some travel will be required.
Where required hold a National Security Clearance at the appropriate level in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)
For detailed information on the key accountabilities and capability framework, please click here to download the role description.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding career
Flexible, autonomous work environment
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
Applications close: Sunday, 06 September 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Rebecca Jouana, Director at
[email protected] or 0459 861 277
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Lois Jebin at
[email protected]
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.
Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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