Full-time Seconded Lawyer

This position is a full-time pro bono secondment for 12 months. The position is based in Melbourne, but the secondment may be conducted remotely with flexible hours, and at a reduced capacity (0.6 - 0.9 FTE). The position is open until filled - please contact us ASAP if you are interested.

Contribute to an innovative service delivery model and systemic advocacy by running matters in a tech-startup community legal service.

• Supervise a student-powered clinic to run a high volume of matters, and play a key role in enabling a not-for-profit legal service to scale its social impact and address the housing crisis.
• Contribute to systemic advocacy efforts and the improvement of legal operations and our tech platforms.
• Inspire and empower the next generation of lawyers.

At Anika Legal, we believe everyone deserves a safe and secure home.

Imagine living in a home that made you sick, having to choose between paying rent or eating, or living in constant fear of becoming homeless. That is the reality for most of the 7 million renters in Australia who are denied a safe home.

Anika Legal is a free, non-profit legal service for renters that empowers renters to thrive in safe homes.

Through casework, innovation and systemic advocacy, we support our clients and fight for a fair housing system so that every renter can live in a safe, secure, affordable home that supports their quality of life.

Anika Legal is committed to building a team that is as diverse as the community we serve.

Our team is better with people from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences who work together to impactfully create access to justice. We believe in fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace for people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and abilities. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse, people who are LGBTQIA+, disabled people and people of mature age to apply.

Learn more about how Anika works and the four reasons people want to work at Anika.

You will report to the Principal Lawyer, and run our clinical legal education programs

• Supervising and mentoring our law students interns to provide legal assistance, under the guidance of Anika's Principal Lawyer.
• Improving the design of our legal services, legal operations, and student programs, by using a data-driven, human-centred approach.
• Supporting the Principal Lawyer to expand our service offering and education provider partnerships, create and implement organisational strategy, and champion Anika's culture.
• Contribute to policy and systemic advocacy, service design, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and legal operations.

You are a lawyer with interested in thinking outside of the box and social justice. You:

• Will ideally have a current unrestricted practising certificate, or at a minimum, have 1 year of experience as a law graduate.
• Are willing to learn tenancy law and how to supervise law students (you are not required to have past tenancy experience).
• Are eager to contribute to the values and culture of a non-traditional workplace that is largely remote, volunteer-run and asynchronous.

To indicate your interest in the role, email [email protected].

We welcome enquiries from anyone who is interested or pro bono coordinators.

For the right candidate, we can work with you and your employer to find an arrangement that works for you.

The position is open until filled - please contact us ASAP if you are interested.