Department: LRLS Legal Child Law
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location:
Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Junee, NSW, AU, 2663 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Wilcannia, NSW, AU, 2836 Eastwood, NSW, AU, 2122 AU Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Forster, NSW, AU, 2428 Bradbury, NSW, AU, 2560 Haymarket, NSW, AU, 2000 Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820 Gunnedah, NSW, AU, 2380 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016 Toronto, NSW, AU, 2283 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Leeton, NSW, AU, 2705 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Scone, NSW, AU, 2337 Airds, NSW, AU, 2560 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Virtual, NSW, AU, 9999 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Parkes, NSW, AU, 2870 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Ingleburn, NSW, AU, 2565 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Sutherland, NSW, AU, 2232 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144 Katoomba, NSW, AU, 2780 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Tuggerah, NSW, AU, 2259 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Trenayr, NSW, AU, 2460 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Mudgee, NSW, AU, 2850 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Manly, NSW, AU, 2095 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Kempsey, NSW, AU, 2440 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2010 Casino, NSW, AU, 2470 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Chatswood, NSW, AU, 2067 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 Bowral, NSW, AU, 2576 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Raymond Terrace, NSW, AU, 2324 Forbes, NSW, AU, 2871 Hurstville, NSW, AU, 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NSW, AU, 2259 Haberfield, NSW, AU, 2045 St Marys, NSW, AU, 2760 Mullumbimby, NSW, AU, 2482 Forbes, NSW, AU, 2871 Murwillumbah, NSW, AU, 2484 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Tabulam, NSW, AU, 2469 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Katoomba, NSW, AU, 2780 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Shellharbour, NSW, AU, 2529 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Darlinghurst, NSW, AU, 2010 Narrandera, NSW, AU, 2700 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Parkes, NSW, AU, 2870 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Coonamble, NSW, AU, 2829 Nyngan, NSW, AU, 2825 Fairfield, NSW, AU, 2165 Cootamundra, NSW, AU, 2590 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Statewide, NSW, AU, 9999 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Shortland, NSW, AU, 2307 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Cooma, NSW, AU, 2630 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Leeton, NSW, AU, 2705 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Tenterfield, NSW, AU, 2372 Moree, NSW, AU, 2400 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Deniliquin, NSW, AU, 2710 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Picton, NSW, AU, 2571 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Mudgee, NSW, AU, 2850 Edgeworth, NSW, AU, 2285 Cowra, NSW, AU, 2794 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 West Wyalong, NSW, AU, 2671 Moree, NSW, AU, 2400 Inverell, NSW, AU, 2360 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Lithgow, NSW, AU, 2790 Toronto, NSW, AU, 2283 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Grafton, NSW, AU, 2460 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Condobolin, NSW, AU, 2877 Woy Woy, NSW, AU, 2256 Ultimo, NSW, AU, 2007 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Leeton, NSW, AU, 2705 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Wollongbar, NSW, AU, 2477 Griffith, NSW, AU, 2680 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Cootamundra, NSW, AU, 2590 Waverley, NSW, AU, 2024 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Minto, NSW, AU, 2566 Moss Vale, NSW, AU, 2577 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Brewarrina, NSW, AU, 2839 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2303 The Rocks, NSW, AU, 2000 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, AU, 2127 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720 Balranald, NSW, AU, 2715 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Lidcombe, NSW, AU, 2141 Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720 Camden South, NSW, AU, 2570 Junee, NSW, AU, 2663 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Deniliquin, NSW, AU, 2710 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Mannus, NSW, AU, 2653 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Eastwood, NSW, AU, 2122 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Brewarrina, NSW, AU, 2839 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Gunnedah, NSW, AU, 2380 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Young, NSW, AU, 2594 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Mayfield, NSW, AU, 2304 Macksville, NSW, AU, 2447 Shoal Bay, NSW, AU, 2315 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Parkes, NSW, AU, 2870 Temora, NSW, AU, 2666 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Katoomba, NSW, AU, 2780 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Riverwood, NSW, AU, 2210 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Yass, NSW, AU, 2582 Murwillumbah, NSW, AU, 2484 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Mascot, NSW, AU, 2020 Taree, NSW, AU, 2430 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Coonabarabran, NSW, AU, 2357 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Maroubra, NSW, AU, 2035 Redfern, NSW, AU, 2016 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Leichhardt, NSW, AU, 2040 West Ryde, NSW, AU, 2114 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Narrabri, NSW, AU, 2390 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Blacktown, NSW, AU, 2148 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Broadmeadow, NSW, AU, 2292 Raymond Terrace, NSW, AU, 2324 Inverell, NSW, AU, 2360 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Darlington, NSW, AU, 2008 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Broadmeadow, NSW, AU, 2292 Byron Bay, NSW, AU, 2481 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Kariong, NSW, AU, 2250 Coniston, NSW, AU, 2500 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Hornsby, NSW, AU, 2077 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Darlinghurst, NSW, AU, 2010 Strawberry Hills, NSW, AU, 2012 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Waterloo, NSW, AU, 2017 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Coonabarabran, NSW, AU, 2357 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Berkshire Park, NSW, AU, 2765 Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Cardiff, NSW, AU, 2285 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Wagga Wagga, NSW, AU, 2650 North Rocks, NSW, AU, 2151 Mittagong, NSW, AU, 2575 Matraville, NSW, AU, 2036 Orange, NSW, AU, 2800 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Lidcombe, NSW, AU, 2141 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300 Emu Plains, NSW, AU, 2750 Newcastle West, NSW, AU, 2302 Ashfield, NSW, AU, 2131 Bega, NSW, AU, 2550 Kirkconnell, NSW, AU, 2795 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Bourke, NSW, AU, 2840 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Narrabri, NSW, AU, 2390 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Kariong, NSW, AU, 2250 Charlestown, NSW, AU, 2290 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Bankstown, NSW, AU, 2200 Batemans Bay, NSW, AU, 2536 Walgett, NSW, AU, 2832 Mount Druitt, NSW, AU, 2770 Cessnock, NSW, AU, 2325 Lidcombe, NSW, AU, 2141 Hurstville, NSW, AU, 2220 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Calala, NSW, AU, 2340 Ulladulla, NSW, AU, 2539 Mayfield, NSW, AU, 2304 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 South Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Muswellbrook, NSW, AU, 2333 Windsor, NSW, AU, 2756 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Ballina, NSW, AU, 2478 Liverpool, NSW, AU, 2170 Albury, NSW, AU, 2640 Maclean, NSW, AU, 2463 Singleton, NSW, AU, 2330 Rhodes, NSW, AU, 2138 Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Fairfield, NSW, AU, 2165 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Burwood, NSW, AU, 2134 Ryde, NSW, AU, 2112 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Wellington, NSW, AU, 2820 Broken Hill, NSW, AU, 2880 Goulburn, NSW, AU, 2580 Pennant Hills, NSW, AU, 2120 Bowral, NSW, AU, 2576 Surry Hills, NSW, AU, 2010 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Young, NSW, AU, 2594 Maitland, NSW, AU, 2320 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Penrith, NSW, AU, 2750 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Queanbeyan, NSW, AU, 2620 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Ingleburn, NSW, AU, 2565 Glebe, NSW, AU, 2037 Glen Innes, NSW, AU, 2370 Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2302 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500 Coonamble, NSW, AU, 2829 Dubbo, NSW, AU, 2830 Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150 Coffs Harbour, NSW, AU, 2450 Dareton, NSW, AU, 2717 Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Port Macquarie, NSW, AU, 2444 Oberon, NSW, AU, 2787 North Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2151 Tweed Heads, NSW, AU, 2485 Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480 Armidale, NSW, AU, 2350 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259 Tamworth, NSW, 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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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