Legal 3 Salary range $90,098 pa - $113,295 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation
Permanent full-time
Full PBI salary packaging available – adds approximately $5K to your take home pay
Legal Aid ACT is seeking a suitably qualified person to fill a lawyer vacancy in Client Services.
The function of the Client Services Lawyer is to exercise delegated power to make grants of legal assistance in specified classes of matters, provide policy advice, draft documents (including guidelines and complex correspondence), handle complex enquiries, and generally assist the Client Services Manager in managing the section and its relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
The role will include but is not limited to:
Exercise legal decision-making and administrative review powers appropriately and in accordance with the Legal Aid Act 1977, the Commonwealth funding agreement, and Legal Aid’s Guidelines and Scale of Costs, in regard to the following:
- make primary decisions on more complex, difficult or expensive applications for grants of legal assistance and commitment of appropriate funds
- make decisions on requests for extensions of existing grants of legal assistance and commitment of appropriate funds
- undertake reconsideration of primary decisions, where appropriate
- prepare background briefings for matters before the Review Committee
- represent Legal Aid before the Review Committee and ensure reasons for decision are properly recorded and communicated to applicants
Apply now by emailing hr@legalaidact.org.au.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to include a statement of suitability against the selection criteria (max 2 pages) and a current CV.
Applications should include a current resume and a cover letter. Applicants must have Australian work rights. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process, and an offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.
Further information is available from the Position Description or by contacting People & Culture on 6243 3411.
Applications will be received until 12PM 26 August 2025