Principal Lawyer – Gippsland Community Legal Services – Morwell VIC

Gippsland Community Legal Services (GCLS) is an independent non-profit service managed by Anglicare Victoria. The mission of GCLS is to improve access to justice for all members of the Gippsland Community by providing legal advice and advocacy, empowering individuals and groups through community education, and to remove systemic injustice by advocating for law reform.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic principal lawyer to join a strong leadership team. This position has become available due growth in the service. You will join an award-winning organisation that has led major changes to the system including the acclaimed Home Stretch Reform, the Compass Social Impact Bond, and scaled new approaches for families at risk. Be part of a continuing journey towards improvement, innovation and reform across the sector for clients.

As the Principal Lawyer, you’ll receive:

• SCHADS Level 8
• Access to discounted health insurance and other retail discounts
• Access to AV’s suite of health and wellbeing benefits, such as Fitness Passport, Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP

Key responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with a strong leadership team within the service managing day to day operations
• Ensure the service delivers high quality services to clients
• Provide high quality legal supervision to employees
• Engage in complex legal casework as required
• Drive the services strategic agenda and identity areas for improvement and growth