Company description:
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.
Job description:
* Salary Range $113,574 - $125,720pa (plus superannuation and leave loading) (Clerk Grade 7/8)
* Temporary Full Time up to 14/08/2026 (possibility of extension)
* Meaningful impact and contribution within the Domestic Violence Unit, based at Head Office - Central Sydney
* Anticipated interview time: End of January 2026.
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
Provide case management to victims of domestic and family violence with complex social and legal needs including referral assistance, comprehensive risk assessments, safety planning, support in attending Court as well as other services. Provide clinical expertise to address the socio-legal needs of victims of domestic and family violence.
About you
You have experience supporting victims of family violence and understand the complex barriers they face, including safety, housing, and mental health challenges. Your trauma-informed, client-centred approach ensures dignity and empowerment, and you are skilled at navigating health, housing, and legal systems to achieve positive outcomes.
You work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams and have ideally partnered with Solicitors and Service Providers to manage cases involving court processes and multiple systems. With strong communication and problem-solving skills, you are committed to reducing systemic barriers and improving outcomes for vulnerable clients through advocacy and integrated practice.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW
We are committed to diversity and inclusion
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.
For application support (including accessing information or require the application in an alternate format) or recruitment adjustments please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at or
To learn more about Recruitment and Workplace Adjustments please visit Adjustments for individual needs | I Work for NSW.
Other benefits of working with us
* 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
* Find out more at Working at Legal Aid NSW
The essential requirements for this role
You must have:
* 5 years minimum relevant experience
* Four- year Bachelor Degree in: Social Work, Psychology or directly relevant other degree OR Bachelor plus Masters degree in Social Work, Psychology or directly relevant other degree
* Professional registration
* Working With Children Check
* Capacity to travel regularly, travel may be required across Sydney metro
The Family Law Division have several roles where it is a statutory obligation for staff to hold a valid Working with Children Check. You will be required to provide your Working with Children Check details prior to commencement in any role requiring the check.
How to apply
You must submit your application online. Applications received late or by email, will not be accepted. Please make sure your application is complete, and that you have answered all questions before submitting.
Your application must include:
* your resume (no more than 5 pages)
* cover letter (no more than 1 page). In your cover letter, please outline in no more than 2-3 paragraphs the experience and skills you bring that will enable you to be successful in this role.
We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.
We anticipate interviews will be held at the end of January 2026. Please note that Legal Aid offices will be closed from 25 December 2025 to 11 January 2026. Recruitment-related calls and emails will not be attended during this period.
Do you need help to apply?
If you have questions about the role, you can reach out to:
* Amanda Gale, Team Leader, APS Domestic Violence Unit, or before 24 December 2025;
* Sarah Barton, Acting Director Domestic Family Violence at or from 12 to 14 January 2026.
If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
The Role Description sets out the responsibilities and Focus Capabilities of the role.
The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
Working at Legal Aid NSW
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Closing Date: 14 January 2026 at 11.59pm