About the Organization Knowmore is a nation‐wide independent community legal centre providing free legal information, advice, representation and referrals, financial counselling, support and systemic advocacy for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Since 2022 our service has expanded to offer legal advice and financial counselling for people applying to the Territories Stolen Generations Redress Scheme, the Victorian Stolen Generations Reparations Package and free legal advice for survivors of child sexual abuse who are not eligible to apply to the National Redress Scheme. We continue to provide free legal advice, support and financial counselling in relation to the National Redress Scheme.Knowmore uses a multidisciplinary model bringing together lawyers, intake officers, social workers and counsellors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement advisors and financial counsellors to provide trauma‐informed, client‐centred and culturally safe legal assistance. Services are provided through a national phone line and face‐to‐face services in key locations, supported by a comprehensive programme of outreach and community engagement across Australia. Knowmore currently has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin.About the Role The Senior Lawyer will provide high quality legal services to clients in a culturally safe and appropriate manner within a trauma‐informed and multi‐disciplinary framework.This role delivers front line legal services and casework assistance and reports directly to the Managing Lawyer in the relevant Knowmore office. The Senior Lawyer will also support that role in providing mentoring and professional supervision to other lawyers in the legal team and will work collaboratively as a member of the national legal team. The role works alongside other teams delivering intake, social work and cultural support services to clients, and at times with partner services to support clients.Senior Lawyers advise clients who are survivors of child sexual abuse about redress and compensation options, including redress claims under the National Redress Scheme, and act for clients making such claims. Senior Lawyers manage a significant caseload, including more complex matters, and contribute to Knowmore's policy and law reform work and to community legal education and engagement activities.Guided by the organisation's service plan, the role will involve intra‐state and interstate travel to deliver services to clients on an outreach basis and to undertake community engagement activities. Accordingly, a current driver's licence is highly desirable, along with the ability and willingness to travel, including to remote and regional locations for up to a week at a time, and to work out of hours.Duties and ResponsibilitiesProvide high quality advice and representation to clients in relation to the legal issues arising from their experience of sexual abuse, including redress options, undertaking a significant caseload and working with clients with complex needs.Support the Managing Lawyer to lead Knowmore's service delivery to clients in a local office and to work cooperatively with other Knowmore teams to ensure clients' legal and related needs are identified and actioned consistently and all timelines are met.Contribute as a professional member of a national legal practice; ensuring compliance by self and supervised legal staff with professional and corporate responsibilities, including the rules and requirements of relevant legal profession legislation and the Community Legal Centre Risk Management Guide.Assist the Managing Lawyer in conducting regular file reviews and monitoring and contributing to the development and continuous improvement of service delivery standards, policies and precedents.Ensure all relevant service data is recorded.Support the development of effective working relationships and referral arrangements with other service providers.Undertake legal research and drafting to support Knowmore's contributions to law reform and policy and procedural initiatives relating to its client group.Assist in the preparation and delivery of community legal education and other engagement activities and materials, working cooperatively and collaboratively with non‐legal service providers and other staff and external partners to raise awareness and provide information about Knowmore's services and common issues facing the client group.Assist in the day‐to‐day supervision and coordination of the activities of volunteers and pro‐bono providers.Proactively manage own self‐care and workload and model a commitment to self‐care and resilience.Knowmore's Approach Our lawyers work closely with our social workers and counsellors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement advisors and financial counsellors to ensure our clients' needs are met. You can focus on providing trauma‐informed legal services knowing that these other teams provide additional support and advice. Our work is underpinned by the values of respect, teamwork, courage, integrity and innovation.What We OfferAnnual locality bonus for Darwin‐based staff5 weeks of annual leave, with 17.5% leave loadingPaid office shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day (not deducted from annual leave)Above‐industry personal and cultural leave entitlementsFlexible working arrangements after probation, including hybrid work (2 days WFH per week)Access to paid external supervision, in addition to regular internal supervisionGenerous professional development support, including:A professional development budget equivalent to 2% of your salaryAccess to core training programsCompetitive salary, with not‐for‐profit salary packaging options including general expenses, meals and entertainment, parking and novated leases12% superannuation on base salary, including an additional 0.5% above the standard guaranteed rateEEO Statement We are committed to a trauma‐informed and culturally safe approach, walking alongside victim‐survivors every step of the way. We recognise and value the strength that diversity brings to our work. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all ages with diverse lived experiences and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from multicultural, multifaith and linguistically diverse communities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people with a hearing or vision impairment and people with disability. Your unique perspective and voice are not only welcome—they are essential to the work we do.#J-18808-Ljbffr