Clerk Grade 6/7
* Competitive Salary: $107,131 - $116,969 pa (plus superannuation and leave loading)
* Ongoing and Temporary Full-time positions available
* Locations available: Bankstown and Parramatta (Flexible work arrangements negotiable pending operational needs)
About The Role
Are you an experienced caseworker in the community services, family or similar sectors looking for a role where your skills genuinely change lives?
This is an
allied professional role (not a legal position)
, working alongside our lawyers to support clients through some of their most challenging moments.
You'll provide trauma‑informed, client‑centred support to people navigating family law or care and protection matters including those facing domestic and family violence, mental health challenges, and complex trauma. Your expertise helps clients feel supported, and empowered throughout their legal journey.
In This Role, You Will
* Partner with lawyers to support and prepare clients to participate in their legal matters before, during, and after Court.
* Offer clinical insight and support to clients with complex social and psychological needs.
* Help clients set goals, build capacity, and navigate government and community services that strengthen safety and wellbeing.
If you're passionate about social impact, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want your professional skills to directly improve outcomes for clients navigating hardship, this role is for you.
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.
Legal Aid NSW and its Family Law Division are committed to supporting people facing hardship and challenging legal situations, through a trauma-informed, client-centred approach. Our team is dedicated to empowering clients by providing holistic support and advocacy tailored to meet client needs.
About You
You're an experienced case worker who brings strong community and clinical practice skills and thrives supporting clients with complex needs. You have experience working with adults, particularly around risk, safety, trauma, and navigating difficult life circumstances.
You Offer Strengths In
* Psychosocial assessment and understanding the broader factors affecting client wellbeing
* Case planning and responding confidently to high‑risk situations (i.e. domestic and family violence and mental health concerns)
* Providing trauma‑informed, person‑centred support to clients with complex trauma histories
* Collaborating with professionals to develop clear case plans that support client goals
You're comfortable working in high‑needs environments and ready to partner closely with lawyers to plan and support clients through their legal journey. You're calm, adaptable, and committed to improving outcomes for people who are experiencing disadvantage.
Above all, you value true collaboration, bringing your allied professional expertise while working alongside colleagues from different disciplines.
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. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, experiencing issues accessing information on the application form and require this in an alternate format, or you'd like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at
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
You Must
The essential requirements for this role
* Have 5 years' minimum relevant experience
* Have Diploma Level 5 and above (minimum 2 years study)
* 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)
* Some roles may require the ability for remote travel
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 2 pages). 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.
Do you need help to apply?
If you have questions about the role, you can reach out to Kate Batha at Team Leader Allied Professional Services at or
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.
Applying for a role is a great NSW Government resource for helping you prepare your application.
Closing Date: Thursday 12 February 2026 at 11.59pm