Regional Manager Legal Practitioner; - Criminal Law - ATSILS Toowoomba

About Us:

ATSILS QLD LTD is a leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Queensland. Since our inception in 1972, we have grown to operate 24 offices strategically positioned throughout the state, supporting our mission to uphold justice and human rights.

Benefits of working for ATSILS: (but not limited to)

• Competitive Salaries
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Supported Learning and Development

Role Purpose:

Our ATSILS Toowoomba Office is seeking a Regional Manager with experience in Criminal Law

and is passionate about social justice. This role requires an experienced senior legal professional to lead and continue to develop a diverse legal team while providing expert legal services to clients with criminal law requirements.

Role Requirements:

• Ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people are provided with conscientious, culturally safe, ethical and enthusiastic representation within the criminal justice system.
• Attend mentions/call overs; make bail applications (including Supreme Court bail applications as required); and present submissions in mitigation of sentence.
• Participate in circuit court rosters, (including pre-court circuits), provide on-call duties, and Saturday/Public Holiday courts as required to ensure “24/7” services.
• Effectively supervise personnel at the regional office (including those in any satellite locations) in accordance with ATSILS’ policies and procedures.
• Undertake study or training which might, from time to time be determined by the Executive, and contribute to the professional development of other team-members (including Administrative, Early Intervention/specialist staff, and Court Support/Field Officers) as required.

About You:

• You must be admitted as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland and hold (or be eligible for immediate acquisition of) a current Practising Certificate.
• Must be the holder (or be eligible for immediate application) of a current Queensland Government Blue Card prior to commencing work.
• Demonstrated management experience with a constructive and prompt approach to organisational needs with compliance, safety and security and the developmental interests of team members.
• You will demonstrate a high level of professional service in either jurisdictions of Law, covering Criminal, Family and Civil.
• A current Driver Licence and willingness to drive for work are essential.
• Ideally, you will have a minimum of five years full-time post-admission experience, resilience to handle complex cases, and the ability to develop culturally sensitive service skills.

Key Benefits:

In this role, you will manage your own workflows without the pressure of billable hours, benefiting from a family-friendly work environment and flexible working hours. Our generous salary packaging, available exclusively to public beneficiary organisations, enhances your overall compensation, complemented by superannuation and additional benefits. You will also have access to our free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) facilities and our new Workforce Development Strategy, much of which is self-paced, enabling you to grow your skills and expertise continuously.

We have seven Selection Criteria for this role and wish you every success in this fast-paced recruitment. We will interview promptly and look to candidates who can commence ASAP due to an internal movement.