Youth Lawyer – WEstjustice – Sunshine VIC

Westjustice is seeking to employ a Lawyer with two years post admission experience, preferably in a migration setting on an 18-month, fixed term contract on a part-time (0.80FTE) or full-time basis to join our growing Children and Young Person’s Rights Team.

This role will report to the Children and Young Person’s Rights Program Manager/s and will work closely with our Economic and Housing Rights team and will provide in reach and outreach citizenship legal services to children and young people aged 10-25 and their families in diverse settings including our youth service hubs, settlement services, residential care homes and schools.  You will also have the opportunity to work closely with our partner, Victoria Legal Aid’s migration team.

How to apply

To apply, please email a short cover letter, your CV and your responses to key selection criteria 1-5 to recruitment@westjustice.org.au addressed to Theresa Mai, Senior People and Culture  Officer, by 5.00pm on 29 January 2025. Please use the subject line: Citizenship in the West Project Lawyer [your name] application via [website]