Paralegal - Clerk Grade 3/4 - Employment Law - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -Legal Aid Commission, Office of the

NSW Government -Legal Aid Commission, Office of the

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Paralegal - Clerk Grade 3/- Employment Law (Civil) - Central Sydney - Full-time - Ongoing

About us
Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas of criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 27 offices.

About you

We are looking for someone who has good organisational and client service skills, who is self-motivated and able to manage a diverse range of tasks.

You will have good oral and written communication skills and be able to speak in plain English to a variety of our clients and assist in time pressured triaging of client intake.

You will also have an interest in, and understanding of, employment law issues, in particular as they affect disadvantaged and/or vulnerable members of the community.

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us.

We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

Other benefits of working with us

You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.

The essential requirements for this role

You must:
- be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you start work with us
- be willing to do a Criminal Record Check
- hold Australian or NZ citizenship, or Australian Permanent Residency

How to apply
- your resume (no more than 5 pages)
- cover letter (no more than 2 pages).

In your cover letter, please respond to the following two target questions:

Please outline your experience in working with people who may be disadvantaged including people with a disability, younger and older people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or people who are culturally and linguistically diverse
Please outline your experience in conducting legal research and in delivering information to people who may be disadvantaged people, such as conducting community legal education

Do you need help to apply?

If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
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