Lawyer | Full-time Permanent

Closes: 30 August 2026

Classification: Legal 1,Legal 2 Legal 3
Salary: $84,437 - $139,365 plus superannuation
Position No: LA123
Directorate: Legal Aid Commission
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 August 2026
Contact Officer: People and Culture on hr@legalaidact.org.au or (02) 6243 3411

Details: Legal Aid is seeking suitably qualified Lawyers across all Practices for current and expected vacancies.

Working at Legal Aid Commission (ACT) provides an opportunity to contribute to a just society by delivering high-quality legal services to people experiencing disadvantage or vulnerability, supporting access to justice and helping clients to understand and assert their rights.

Legal Aid has four in-house practice areas

Family Practice lawyers advise on parenting arrangements, separation/divorce and property division, child protection, and court applications and advocacy.

Early Intervention Practice lawyers advise on domestic and family violence through FASS, FLDS and the Health Justice Partnership, including Family Violence Orders and referrals to non-legal support.

Civil Justice Practice lawyers provide advice, duty and ongoing representation across courts, ACAT and the AAT, spanning Discrimination, Human Rights, Tenancy, Employment, NDIS, Migration, Mental Health, Elder Abuse and Guardianship.

Criminal Practice lawyers provide advice, duty and ongoing representation across pleas, mentions, bail applications, defended hearings and trial instructions.

About You

Graduate Lawyer (Legal 1)

A Graduate Lawyer is motivated, early-career lawyer keen to grow while making a real difference for vulnerable people in the ACT. You bring initiative, sound judgement and a collaborative, team-focused approach. You have sound organisational skills to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines, highly developed written and oral communication skills, and advocacy skills (or the ability to quickly develop them). You have knowledge of ACT and Commonwealth law and procedure, and the ability to work respectfully with a diverse range of clients.

Lawyer (Legal 2)

A Legal 2 Lawyer is capable, committed lawyer ready to advise clients, deliver community legal education and appear in courts and tribunals and to mentor graduates along the way. You bring initiative, sound judgement and a collaborative approach. You have sound organisational skills to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines, highly developed written and oral communication skills, and advocacy skills (or the ability to quickly develop them).

Supervising Lawyer (Legal 3)

A Legal 3 Lawyer is an experienced lawyer and confident leader, ready to guide a team while maintaining your own practice. You bring initiative, sound judgement and a genuine commitment to developing others. You have developed organisational skills to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines, highly developed written and oral communication skills and well-developed advocacy skills, and thorough knowledge of ACT and Commonwealth law (five+ years' post-admission experience highly regarded). You have a proven ability to lead, mentor and coach others and drive performance.

If you are ready to use your legal skills to make a meaningful difference for disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the ACT, we encourage you to apply now.

Legal Aid ACT is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• ACT Practicing Certificate or ability to hold.
• These positions will be required to work at our office location, due to the in-person nature of our legal work.
• Applicants must have Australian work rights. Applicants need to hold or be eligible to hold an ACT Practising certificate. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process, and an offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.

Note: There are several full-time permanent and temporary positions available.

How to Apply: Applications should include a current curriculum vitae and a one-page cover letter addressing the position requirements.

Employees are appointed to Legal Aid ACT and may be required to work across practice areas to meet service delivery needs. Applicants should indicate their preferred practice area(s) in their application.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

There are several full-time permanent and temporary positions available.