Practical Legal Training Student - Not-for-profit Law

Important information about this role:

The position reports to Legal Administrator and Lawyer. 

The placement is part-time (3 days; 22.5 hours per week) and ideally, successful candidates will commit to a minimum of 50 days, although this is negotiable.

This position is unpaid. 

This role will be based at our Melbourne office with hybrid working arrangements. Successful candidates may be required to work 1-2 days per week from the office on level 17, 461 Bourke Street. 

Key areas of exposure from a PLT placement with Not-for-profit Law include:

• Intake: PLTs play an integral role in taking detailed instructions from clients (not-for-profit organisations), providing supervised legal information and assisting with making pro bono referrals where appropriate.  
• Triage: PLTs assist the duty lawyer to assess matters for assistance. 
• Legal research: PLTs contribute to legal research, problem solving and analysis relating to inquiries and our advocacy work. They also assist our lawyers with drafting legal advice. 
• Law reform and advocacy: Not-for-profit Law undertakes a range of law reform and advocacy work on policy issues impacting the not-for-profit and charity sector. Where possible, PLTs are able to participate in this work.  
• Training: PLTs assist with the preparation of training material, where possible, and are invited to training sessions presented by Not-for-profit Law staff and other organisations on a variety of topics. 

Our Team

Justice Connect is a charity that assists both people and not-for-profit organisations. We aim to solve legal problems to help prevent negative impacts on people's wellbeing or organisational health. We don’t just help people navigate the legal system, we also work to improve it. We believe in a fair and just world, where people and communities are supported to engage with and fully participate in our legal and social systems. 

Justice Connect’s Not-for-profit Law is Australia’s only dedicated community legal service for not-for-profits and charities. Our acclaimed self-help website (www.nfplaw.org.au) has over 300 legal resources and is the foundation of our service model. We offer legal advice and educational services to organisations across Australia, and advocate for improved standards and legal frameworks for the not-for-profit sector.

We also run a certified legal training social enterprise and deliver a dedicated service for Local Aboriginal Land Councils in NSW.   

Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 29th August 2022.