- 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
As the Community Legal Education Lawyer/Clinical Supervisor, you will deliver legal advice, casework, and targeted community legal education in areas of law relevant to our service, with a focus on the local community. The role includes assisting with our existing and any new community outreach clinics, and with KLC’s Health Justice Partnership with Prince of Wales Hospital/Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service. The role also includes supervising evening advice sessions and working into KLC’s legal practice.
This position is responsible for KLC’s community legal education program which forms an important connection between the Centre and our communities. You will work closely into our community outreaches and with community partners to identify legal education needs and deliver effective programs that build referral pathways and provide targeted legal education to community workers and priority client groups. In particular, the role focuses on ensuring audience engagement and participation, and on delivering effective, accessible legal education programs that respond to the needs of diverse communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with low literacy.
This position works closely with UNSW Sydney law students teaching them in a best practice clinical legal education model.
The role of Community Legal Education/Clinical Supervisor 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.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering community legal education workshops and resources aimed at a wide range of audiences with a focus on plain English and accessibility.
- Significant demonstrated experience in providing complex legal advice and casework, particularly in areas relevant to KLC clients such as criminal law, guardianship, credit/debit 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.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including an ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and a commitment to plain English communication.
- An ability to supervise students and volunteers, in accordance with risk management practices.
- 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
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
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 (maximum 3 pages) 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 – Talent Acquisition Partner.
Email: a.wason@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: Sunday 22nd February 2026 at 11:55pm
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.
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