Senior Solicitor - Northern Territory & South Australia Practice
Environmental Defenders Office – Darwin NT
SeniorSolicitor,Northern Territoryand South AustraliaPractice
* Location:Regional officelocatedinGarramilla/Darwin. Remote work available if residentin the Northern Territoryor South Australia.
* Term:Ongoing
* Full-time:37.5 hours per week(flexible working arrangementswill be consideredforsuitablecandidates)
* Remuneration:SCHADS Level5to SCHADS Level6:$102,179-$114,845+12% super +17.5% Annual Leave Loading
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are particularly encouraged to apply
Job title:Senior Solicitor–Northern Territoryand South AustraliaPractice
Reporting to:Managing Lawyer –Northern Territoryand South AustraliaPractice
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is the leading environmental law practice in the AustraliaPasifikRegion delivering legal solutions for people,natureand our climate. Our vision is for a world where nature thrives. We are ambitious about the role we can play in delivering that vision and we have an incredible team across the country working to achieve it.
We are dedicated to protecting our climate,communitiesand shared environment by providing access to justice, running ground-breaking litigation and leading law reform advocacy. Over our 30-year combined history, we have developed a formidabletrack recordof empowering communities and delivering effective protection of the environment through legal services.
As the region's legal experts in our field, we aim to be a brave, unified, and focused team, committed to inclusion and excellence in all that we do. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace supporting a highly skilled, engaged, and effective team, where everyone can feel that they belong.
The opportunity
Wehave an exciting opportunityfor aSenior Solicitor(5+ PAE)to jointheNorthern Territoryand South AustraliaPractice.This role offers the opportunity tocontribute toclimate andenvironmentaljustice inthe Northern Territoryand South Australiaregion. You will work on a broad range of environmental issues including climate justice,threatened speciesprotection, waterjustice andbiodiversity.This role is based inGarramilla/Darwin butcan be filled remotely fromanywhere within the Northern Territory or South Australia region.
EDO is a diverse and inclusive workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are particularly encouraged to apply.
Key selection criteriaCore skills
* An unrestricted practicing certificate or entitlement toobtainone.
* A minimum of5+ years PAEwithenvironmentallaw,administrativelaworlitigation experience.
* Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound judgments and decisions based on consideration of different views.
* Demonstrated ability to work productively and to deadlines.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills suited to a range of audiences.
* Capacity to undertake law reform or policy, experience desirable.
* Capacity to workcollaboratively with diverse communities and individuals, experiencehighly desirable.
Personal qualities and cultural competency
* A champion of the agreed values of the EDO.
* Strong initiative and self-motivation.
* Commitment to the protection of the environment and public participation in environmental decision-making.
* A strong senseof ethics and understanding of professional obligations.
* Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures,backgroundsand orientations in both the delivery of our work and our internal culture.
* Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment.
Our Culture and Benefits:
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed toprovidingequal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.
* The chance to be part of the largest environmental legal practice in the Australia-Pacific
* A very flexible and family-friendly workplace
* Optionto work from home and the office
* 8 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender or carer status
* 15 days personal/carer's leave
* 20 days annual lave
* 3 days paid cultural leave
* Extra leave over the Christmas period
* Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Opportunities and encouragement to attend NAIDOC Week events
* ICIP and Colonial Loading protection within employment contract
* EDO proudly has a JEDI (Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee and a Mental Health AmbassadorCommittee, andhas developed a First Nations Program with the aid ofIndigenous-led consultancies.
* Affinity groups for the following: Global Majority*, LGBTQIA+ & People with Disability
*Global Majority is a collective term thatfirst and foremostspeaks to and encourages those so-called, to think of themselves as belonging to the majority on planet earth. It refers to people who are Black, African, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have beenracialisedas 'ethnicminorities'.
Our Values
Commitment– We are committed to a united organisation, to each other, to collaboration, to justice, to our communities and to creating a world where nature thrives.
Diversity– We are respectful of and welcome diversity of staff, volunteers, offices, environmental regions, communities, stakeholders.
Integrity– We work effectively, efficiently, strategically, professionally, and ethically; "justice is in our nature".
Vision– We lead change and environmental empowerment using innovation, creativity, and courage.
How to Apply
* Click 'Apply here' above
* To review the position description,please see this link:https://www.edo.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EDO-Position-Description-Solicitor_Sen-Sol-March-2026.pdf
* If you have queriesin regard tothis advertisement, please contactElanor Fenge, Managing Lawyer, NT/SAPracticeon************@edo.org.au.
Applicationsclose on22March 2026.
Applications must include a CV and a letter that addresses each of the selection criteria.
Please note:Your application may be considered for future roles at the EDO within the next 12 months withoutadditionaladvertising. Pleasenotify usin your application if you wouldnot like to be considered for similar roles beyond this recruitment.
If you have any accessibility needs for the recruitment or interviewing process, please let us know in your application or by emailing***********@edo.org.au
EDO is not issuing a vaccination mandate.EDO staff have the option to share vaccination details withinthe EDO HRIS system, EDO willmaintainthis record of vaccination status of EDO employees, however if staff do not wish todisclosethis information, it will not be enforced.
Working with clients face-to-face:
EDO works with diverse peoples and groups across the Australian and Pacific communities, including people who are considered ahigh-riskgroup in terms of COVID-19.
In order toensure the safety of all EDO employees and the people we work with and around, staff visiting overburdened communitiesare required totake a COVID-19 test three (3) days prior and on the day of travel to the overburdened community.
Other Information
All offers of employment may be subject to satisfactory background checks including a National Police Check, disclosure ofpreviousor current disciplinary action, referee checks, proof of eligibility to work in Australia and qualification checks.
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