Solicitor in the LGBTIQA+ Legal Service

Job summary

Provide supportive, plain-language legal advice, information, and referrals to women contacting the telephone advice line. Where appropriate, provide face-to-face advice, prepare legal documents and correspondence, and undertake other casework.

Job details

SCHADS Level 5 Closes Friday 16th October 2026 Position Description - Solicitor (Level 5) Women’s Legal Service Tasmania (WLST) provides a statewide community legal service for women in Tasmania, providing legal advice and information about legal and non-legal options through a dedicated telephone advice line, as well as face to face appointments, community legal education, outreach, drafting of law reform submissions and referrals to appropriate support services. Our clients are also supported by in-house financial counselling and social work services. WLST operates from three offices in Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie. WLST is a community legal service funded by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department in recognition that in addition to the general legal problems that can affect everyone, there are some areas of law in which a woman’s experience is different – as a victim of a crime, as a primary carer of children, or through discrimination or lack of equal opportunity in employment or business. About The Role Under the supervision of the Principal Solicitor, the Solicitor will provide a high level of supportive, plain language legal advice, information and referral to women who contact the telephone legal advice line. Where appropriate, the provision of face-to-face advice, preparation of written documents and correspondence, and other casework will be undertaken. A large percentage of calls received by WLST relate to family law issues, however, calls can relate to any area of the law, and as such a commitment to professional development is important.

What you’ll do

Provide supportive, plain-language legal advice, information, and referrals to women contacting the telephone advice line. Where appropriate, provide face-to-face advice, prepare legal documents and correspondence, and undertake other casework.

Requirements

The role is supervised by the Principal Solicitor and requires the ability to provide legal advice and information across a range of legal issues, including family law. A commitment to ongoing professional development is important; no specific education or years-of-experience requirements are stated.

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Supervision · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Legal Advice
• Legal Information
• Client Support
• Plain-Language Communication
• Family Law
• Legal Research
• Document Drafting
• Casework
• Referrals
• Community Legal Education
• Law Reform Submissions
• Professional Development

Job areas

• Legal
• Social Services