Job Description
\"This is where experience evolves into leadership.\"
Impact with purpose - for clients and for the lawyers you guide
Achievement with meaning - changing lives and shaping futures
Leadership with support - Australia's largest family law practice
Step into work that’s bigger than the file and purpose that’s bigger than the role.
We’re creating a statewide talent pool of Senior Solicitors (Grade IV) to fill ongoing and temporary roles across NSW over the next 18 months.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Competitive salary:
$144,058 - $146,831 pa (plus superannuation and leave loading), Legal Officer Grade IV
Information session:
Interested in learning more? Join the hiring manager for an online information session: 1-2pm, Tuesday 3 March. Click here to register your attendance.
Application closing date:
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 11:59pm
Why Legal Aid?
\"Here, your work has weight and your purpose finds a home.\"
At Legal Aid NSW, Senior Family Lawyers don’t just practise law, they restore safety, strengthen families, and change the trajectory of lives.
Your judgement is trusted, your wellbeing is valued, and your impact is real.
Here, you will find:
Real impact — meaningful work for clients in hardship
Real achievement — outcomes that stay with you
Real support — colleagues who lift each other
Real balance — flexible, sustainable work
About the role
\"Being a senior lawyer requires sound judgment — knowing what matters most when everything feels urgent.\"
As a Senior Family Lawyer, you are the calm in the storm. The person who cuts through chaos, steadies a team, and moves complex matters forward with clarity. This role calls for confidence, judgement, and compassion. The kind of leadership that changes outcomes for clients experiencing hardship.
In this role, you will:
deliver expert advice and representation in complex matters
contribute to a focused, organised, high‑performing practice
supervise junior lawyers with clarity, direction, and care
contribute to reforms and initiatives that improve client outcomes
About you
\"You amplify your impact by helping others grow.\"
You lead with purpose bringing clarity to complexity and lifting those around you. You know senior practice isn’t about stepping back; it’s about stepping up with judgement, confidence and care. You juggle caseload and supervision, with steady leadership and a willingness to share your expertise generously. Your leadership is inspiring, whether grounded in legal practice or shaped through other meaningful work and life experiences that have strengthened your ability to guide, influence and support others.
You will thrive in this role if you:
excel at prioritising competing demands
enjoy developing and guiding others
bring strong legal expertise and clear leadership
value collaborative, trauma‑informed practice
embrace a culture of wellbeing, flexibility and support
Locations and specialist teams
\"Go deeper, go broader, or go somewhere new — your growth leads, and we back it.\"
With a statewide footprint, you can take your expertise wherever it creates the most impact — metro or regional. Whether you want to specialise, broaden your skills, or take on a new challenge, you’ll find a place to grow at Legal Aid NSW.
Opportunities arise across NSW, and within specialist teams such as:
Sydney and Surrounding Areas:
Central Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, Blacktown, Bankstown, Campbelltown
Regional NSW:
Wollongong, Nowra, Gosford, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Lismore, Coffs Harbour, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Orange, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Moree
The specialist teams are in various locations, including some locations listed above:
Domestic Violence Unit (collaborating with allied professionals to holistically support clients experiencing domestic and family violence)
Early Intervention Unit (early legal help preventing family and care matters escalating)
Family Law Service for Aboriginal Communities (Aboriginal‑led, culturally‑safe legal support for Aboriginal and Torres‑Strait‑Islander families)
Child Support Service (providing independent child support advice)
Your Voice – Children's Out of Home Care Advocacy Service (supporting young people’s voices in out‑of‑home care)
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 erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au or 02 9134 9347.
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 Employer 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.
Essential requirements
You must:
be admitted or be eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW
be able to provide a current NSW unrestricted Practising Certificate before start work
be a Registered practitioner of the High Court of Australia as per provisions of section 55B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) before start work
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)
have a valid Driver Licence and/or the capacity to travel regularly. You may be required to travel to regional and remote areas for certain roles.
The Family Law Division have a number of 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. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.
Your application must include:
your resume (no more than 5 pages, in PDF or word format)
cover letter (no more than 2 pages, in PDF or word format) addressing two target questions (target Question 1 & target Question 2)
Target Question 1: What is your experience in Family Law, Care & Protection, and/or Domestic Violence, and what makes you ready for this senior role?
Target Question 2: What are your skills and experience in mentoring, supervising and inspiring others? You may draw on leadership developed within legal practice or from other professional or life experiences.
You must clearly label your responses to each Target Question, for example, by using headings such as Target Question 1 and Target Question 2. Cover Letters that do not clearly label responses may be considered as not having addressed the Target Questions.
Do you need help to apply?
It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:
If you have questions about the role, you can contact on or email: Ms Kate Bromley, Solicitor In Charge Care & Protection, at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9134 9347.
If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
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
Working at Legal Aid NSW
Application closing date:
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 11:59pm
Family law. Real impact. Real support.
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