Applications close Monday 29 July 2024
Salary: CiLO 3.2 ($96,479) – CiLO 3.3 ($99,942) (depending on experience)
FTE: Fulltime
Location: Katherine
Commencement: ASAP
Positions: 1
Reports to: Deputy Managing Lawyer, Managing Lawyer
Position Overview:
NAAJA’s civil law practice is an extremely busy and diverse one, with practice areas including police accountability, child protection, adult guardianship, consumer, discrimination, tenancy, social security and victims of crime assistance claims.
The Lawyer – Civil Law will sit in the newly established Coronial Inquests Practice Group, whilst also sitting in and conducting matters in another practice group (Housing and Social Security, Police and Prison Accountability, Child Protection) and general civil law matters.
The work requires high levels of motivation, energy, and a commitment to professional excellence.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
DUTIES
- Undertake litigation and other casework in civil law in accordance with NAAJA’s priorities and guidelines as directed by the Managing Lawyer and Deputy Managing Lawyer, with a focus on Coronial Inquests.
- Provide general advice to NAAJA clients on civil law issues. This includes conducting advice clinics in urban and remote areas.
- Availability to travel to remote communities and stay overnight for up to 4 nights, to attend and conduct remote civil advice clinics as rostered.
- Identify policy/law reform issues of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory.
- Liaise with other NAAJA staff, government officers and community-based organisations as required.
- Attend team and staff meetings as required.
- Provide reports about casework and other operations undertaken as required.
- Refer NAAJA clients to other agencies for assistance where appropriate.
- Work co-operatively with civil law team including secretarial and client service staff.
- Other duties as required.
How to Apply:
Applicants for this position must address the selection criteria in their written application, which should be sent to Recruitment@naaja.org.au.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications close Monday 29 July 2024
Duties and selection criteria can be found here: 20240729 KATHERINE Civil Lawyer Coronial Inquests FT DS