Salary & Employment Details
* Salary range $165,865-169,359 pa plus superannuation and annual leave loading
* 4 Full-time roles, temporary up to 3 years
* Work from your closest Legal Aid NSW office subject to approval. Travel required.
About Us
Legal Aid NSW delivers accessible legal services across criminal, family and civil law. We provide advice, court representation, and family dispute resolution through 28 offices and phone-based support, helping people navigate the legal system with confidence and fairness.
About The Role
Challenging work. Skillful advocacy. Meaningful outcomes in a supportive environment. As a Solicitor Advocate (Grade VI) in our Family Law Division, you will conduct complex, high‐stakes family law and care and protection matters, often involving extended hearings.
This is a unique career pathway at Legal Aid NSW that allows senior solicitors to progress and be recognised for their expertise, while focusing on high‐level legal practice. Purpose‐built for expert advocates, the role allows you to sharpen your legal judgment, advocacy craft and courtroom confidence, while sharing expertise through mentoring and collaboration with others. The skills and experience developed in this role provide a strong foundation for a future transition to the Bar, if desired.
The roles are predominantly court and office based with flexibility to work from your closest Legal Aid NSW office and access to other flexible work arrangements, subject to approval under the flexible working policy. The role includes travel as required to courts and tribunals, including overnight stays. All travel and accommodation costs are covered, offering variety, professional growth and connection with communities across NSW.
Which role is right for you?
We are advertising Solicitor Advocate Grade V and VI roles concurrently. The roles differ in complexity of matters and hearing length, but share the same values, purpose and commitment to advocacy excellence. Applicants are encouraged to apply for both roles or the one that best aligns with their experience. Apply for the Grade V role (Job Ref 82239) till 5 May 2026.
About You
You are a highly experienced family law litigator and confident courtroom advocate, motivated by persuasive oral advocacy in care and protection and family law matters. Forensic, ethical and well‐judged, you bring depth of expertise and a strong commitment to professional excellence. Approachable and collaborative, you value mentoring others and contributing to a culture of high‐quality advocacy.
Benefits
* You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
* We are an accredited Flex Ready and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.
Qualifications
* Be admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.
* Have or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted NSW Practising Certificate.
* Be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check.
* Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies).
* Be a registered practitioner of the High Court of Australia as per the provisions of Section 55B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth).
* Have capacity and willingness to travel as required by the role.
EEO Statement
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.
We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.
We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities.
Closing Date: Tuesday 28 April 2026 at 11:59pm.
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