Senior Solicitor Crime

Senior Solicitor Crime - Albury 

• Temporary full-time 

• Location: Albury 

• Legal Officer Grade IV - $139,862 - $142,554 plus super & annual leave loading) 

About us:  

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas 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 28 offices.  

About the role:  

We are seeking a solicitor to provide legal advice and representation to clients of Legal Aid NSW on a temporary basis. You can work remotely under flexible work arrangements except for agreed office days when you will be required to attend our office in Albury. 

The main responsibilities of this role include: 

• Mentoring and at times leading a team of legal officers in delivering timely, high-quality legal advice and complex casework services in accordance with Legal Aid NSW policies and guidelines. 

• Monitoring developments in law and legal processes to ensure advice and casework remain relevant and up to date. 

• Supporting and guiding staff in the provision of legal assistance to ensure clients receive consistent, high-quality legal services. 

About you:  

We are looking for a lawyer with experience in criminal law who thrives in a fast paced team addressing criminal law issues.  

Ideally, you have experience with Early Appropriate Guilty Pleas (EAGP) matters, as well as Local and Children's Court District cases, ensuring you understand sector-specific challenges and legal processes. 

You are dedicated to quality assurance, ensuring that our team provides advice in line with Legal Aid NSW policies, guidelines, and practice management standards. 

Additionally, you have experience managing stakeholder relationships and a passion for supervising, mentoring, training, and developing junior solicitors. Your leadership fosters a highly capable team operating across diverse locations and online platforms. 

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.   

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.    

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.  

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 admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW  

• be able to provide a current NSW Practising Certificate (unrestricted) before you start work with us  

• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and Working with Children’s Check.  

• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)  

How to apply:  

You MUST submit your application online. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.   

Your application must include:  

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)  

• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the following points:  

1. Please outline your experience providing legal advice and representation in complex criminal law matters, including committal/indictable work, particularly in high-pressure environments or with vulnerable clients? 
2. What skills and experience do you have that involves: supporting, training or mentoring legal staff? In explaining your skills and experience, please outline what strategies you use to maintain high professional standards within your team. 

Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit it. 

Application closing: Monday 16 June 2025, 11:59pm