Managing Solicitor – North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service – Darwin NT

NAAFLS offers the unique opportunity to work collaboratively alongside case workers, who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified roles, to ensure that the service is culturally safe and holistic. This holistic and culturally appropriate model of service sets NAAFLS apart; seeking practical community-based solutions to the most complex legal problems. The primary practice areas are family law, child protection, and domestic violence, with frequent interventions in coronial inquiries, parliamentary inquiries and other administrative or criminal proceedings as required. This exciting opportunity is for a Managing Solicitor in the Darwin Office. The role is involved in the management of the legal practice and includes supervising solicitors and helping with day-to-day office management. Experience in working with Aboriginal clients will be highly valued, as will an understanding of the complex legal needs of people living in remote communities in the NT.