• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hour-week)
• Duration: Permanent contract
• Remuneration: Level 7 position $113,926 - $123,301 (+ 17% Super and leave loading)    
• Location: Kensington Campus, Sydney NSW

Who are we

Kingsford Legal Centre (KLC) is a community legal centre providing free legal advice and assistance to our local community and to people across New South Wales. Our team of solicitors provide advice on matters such as Domestic Violence, Credit and Debt, Victim’s Compensation, Criminal Law, Employment Law, and Discrimination Law.

Why this role matters

The Community Outreach Lawyer/Clinical Supervisor will provide advice, casework and community legal education in areas of law relevant to our service with a focus on community outreaches and engagement with our local community. This role includes working into KLC’s Health Justice Partnership (HJP) with Prince of Wales Hospital/Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service and our existing and any new community outreaches. The role also includes supervising evening advice sessions and working into KLC’s legal practice.

The position primarily works in the community to ensure access to KLC’s service, and fostering relationships, pathways and collaborations with our local community, and community organisations across all aspects of KLC’s work. We are looking for an experienced lawyer who has worked in the community before, as this role will involve mostly offsite work. The role also helps vulnerable people through our HJP in hospital settings and responding to community needs, therefore vaccination clearance will be required.

This position works closely with UNSW Sydney law students teaching them in a best practice clinical legal education model. The role reports to the Deputy/ Director and has no direct reports.

Skills and Experience

For a full list of the Skills and Experience required for the role, please refer to the Position Description.

• Eligible to practise as a solicitor New South Wales.
• Significant demonstrated experience in providing complex legal advice and casework, particularly in areas relevant to KLC clients such as criminal law, guardianship and general civil law.
• Demonstrated experience acting as a nominated person and/or running legal matters independently.
• Demonstrated experience in working with clients with complex legal, social and health needs in outreach settings.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including an ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• An ability to manage and respond to the requests of stakeholders and manage relationships.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering and developing community legal education to a wide range of audiences with a focus on plain English and accessibility.
• An ability to supervise students and volunteers, in accordance with risk management practices.
• Significant experience working in a community legal centre, or legal aid environment.
• An ability to provide legal assistance to disadvantaged clients, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
• A demonstrated commitment to social justice and knowledge of the legal assistance sector.

Pre-Employment Checks:

• Verification of Qualifications (practising certificate)
• Criminal record check
• Working with children check

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:

• 17% Superannuation and leave loading
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to lifelong learning and career development
• Progressive HR practices

More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here. 

Application instructions

Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below.

Please provide a CV and a cover letter briefly addressing the skills and experience bullet points listed under the “Skills and Experience” heading in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Contact

For any recruitment process related questions, please contact Anabel Wason -

Email: a.wason@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Thursday 6th November 2025 at 11:30pm

UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.