Under the supervision of and reporting to the Principal Solicitor, the Assistant Principal Solicitor (TSVLS) will provide specialist oversight and quality assurance for the TSVLS pilot program. This role will support the management of the TSVLS legal team, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed legal service delivery to victim-survivors of sexual violence across Tasmania. This role requires experience in and understanding of the law in areas that a victim-survivor of sexual violence may be navigating, including criminal law (sexual assault prosecutions, evidence law, victim participation), family law and civil law (victims of crime compensation and child protection). Where specialist legal assistance can not be offered by our TSVLS team, for example in the areas of defamation and/or personal injury, warm referrals to specialist services will be provided.
Email 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. Women’s Legal Service Tasmania advertises all positions relying on a special measure exception permitted by the Anti-Discrimination Act. This measure supports the delivery of services to women, and accordingly this position is open to women applicants only.
