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PILCH Locum Solicitor (0.8 EFT), Victorian Bar Legal Assistance Scheme
The Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) is seeking applications for the part-time role of Locum Solicitor to the Victorian Bar Legal Assistance Scheme (VB LAS), to begin immediately.
PILCH is a not-for-profit organisation which co-ordinates the provision of pro bono legal assistance. It is a partnership of private law firms, the Victorian Bar, community legal centres, corporate lawyers and university law schools. PILCH delivers pro bono legal services through four schemes: the Public Interest Law Scheme, the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic, the Law Institute of Victoria Legal Assistance Scheme and the VB LAS. VB LAS, an initiative of the Victorian Bar, was established to co-ordinate the provision of pro bono legal assistance to disadvantaged members of the community by volunteer barristers who are members of the Victorian Bar. VB LAS has been administered by PILCH since June 2000. PILCH wishes to employ a legal practitioner on a locum basis to work on the VB LAS scheme. The Lawyer will be based in the PILCH office.
The Lawyer will be responsible for handling requests for pro bono assistance to the VB LAS, some day-to-day operational functions of VB LAS, and the continued development and promotion of the VB LAS across legal and other sectors. The Lawyer should hold, or be eligible to hold, an appropriate practising certificate and have considerable post admission experience as a legal practitioner.
The term of this locum position will be negotiated with the successful candidate.
Applications should address the Selection Criteria and should be forwarded by 27 August 2024 to the Executive Director, PILCH, Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000. The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as possible.
Download the Position Description and Selection Criteria here (PDF)
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