Just Healthy Families Solicitor – Womens Legal Services Tasmania – Burnie or Launceston TAS

Women’s Legal Service Tasmania (WLST) and Tasmania Legal Aid (TLA) have collaborated to offer Tasmania’s first Health Justice Partnership – Just Healthy Families (JHF). Both WLST and TLA run programs with a family violence focus, with WLST also being able to provide integrated social supports to clients experiencing family violence through financial counselling and social work.

The JHF program provides assistance across a range of legal areas including family law, child protection, family violence, housing, debt, and victims of crime compensation and aims to reduce the impact of family violence on all Tasmanians. We offer a unique and holistic service response to clients across the state with the goal of improving the safety and wellbeing of Tasmanian families and achieving gender equity. Our solicitors specialise in family violence and trauma informed practice.

 

How to apply

To apply, email through a current resume and a statement addressing the selection criteria to careers@womenslegaltas.org.au Please note that applicants must address the selection criteria to be considered for the position.

This position is advertised relying on an exception in the Anti-Discrimination Act, as a special measure. Accordingly, this position is open to women applicants only.