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Circle Green is a specialist community legal service in WA providing state-wide employment, workplace discrimination, residential tenancy law, family and domestic violence, and humanitarian services.
We are committed to creating access to legal advice, education and advocacy so human and social rights can be upheld.
Current vacancies within our team are listed below.
Unique and exciting opportunity for a Senior Lawyer to join Working Women’s Centre WA, an initiative to empower and support women in the workplace!
WHAT WE CAN OFFER
About Working Women’s Centre WA
Working Women’s Centres provide free information, advocacy, advice and assistance to women on workplace issues, including workplace entitlements and rights, gender issues, cultural diversity, discrimination and sexual harassment. Women’s Legal Service WA and Circle Green are working in partnership to form the Working Women’s Centre WA (WWCWA). The WWCWA service model is holistic, integrated, and trauma-informed, to ensure that issues in relation to the workplace are addressed in the context of women’s other needs.
About Circle Green Community Legal (Circle Green)
Circle Green is a community legal centre in Western Australia providing state-wide specialist legal services in employment, workplace discrimination, residential tenancy law, family and domestic violence, and humanitarian services aimed at assisting people who are otherwise disadvantaged in their access to legal services. Circle Green will collaborate with WLSWA to oversee the WWCWA. The WWCWA will also work closely with Circle Green’s Workplace Respect Project.
About Women’s Legal Service WA (WLSWA)
WLSWA is the only gender specific community legal centre in WA, delivering services to women who are financially disadvantaged, and who live with multiple vulnerabilities that creates other barriers to accessing justice. Socio-legal assistance is tailored to ensure continuity in support and mitigate re-traumatising clients. As a specialist legal service, WLSWA works alongside and compliments generalist community legal centre work. WLSWA also promotes women’s human rights to be upheld and fosters legal and social change through a range of strategic activities, including law and policy reform. WLSWA is the lead agency in the delivery of the WWCWA and will host the service hub and provide central coordination.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Senior Lawyer (unrestricted) to provide comprehensive legal advice, ongoing legal assistance, community legal education, and law reform contributions in the area of workplace law. The WWCWA Senior Lawyer will work under the direct supervision of the Principal Lawyer – Workplace at Circle Green and will also be responsible to the WWCWA Manager.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work closely with WWCWA staff and Circle Green’s Workplace Stream to provide trauma-informed, effective, and accessible socio-legal services to working women in WA. Your role will involve walking alongside clients and WWCWA social workers to ensure workplace issues are addressed within the broader context of each client’s social needs.
A client-centred approach and a commitment to best-practice integrated responses for working women experiencing complex and intersecting needs are essential.
Based in the Perth office, Senior Lawyer will be required to travel to undertake outreach circuits across regional WA.
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
ABOUT YOU
Shortlisted candidates will have:
Credentials and Experience
Skills
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to play a key role in empowering and supporting women in the workplace.
Join a team of passionate and diverse, like-minded professionals committed to creating accessible justice and providing best practice legal services in our specialist field.
Shortlisting and interviews may commence as applications are received, early applications are encouraged.
Please see the position description.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, submit your CV and a Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria directly via Seek. Please do not email applications.
Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately.
If you have any questions or would like to have a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Human Resources at (08) 6148 3648 or by email to hr@circlegreen.org.au
Circle Green is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values and supports all individuals. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, people from the LGBTIQA+ community, and people with disabilities.
