Solicitor/Lawyer (Not-for-Profit & Charity - Community Justice Organisation)
Diverse Communities & Social Services (DCSS Australia) | Community Justice & Social Services CharityTasks and duties
- Conducting interviews to understand client needs and take a firm brief.
- Recommending legal courses of action and executing them on behalf of the client.
- Investigating and researching claims.
- Arranging and preparing witnesses and giving notice of court activity.
- Preparing contracts.
- Critically analysing documents, such as property deeds.
- Preparing and executing wills.
- Representing clients when there’s no need for a Barrister.
- Attending mediation with clients and negotiating settlements.
- Fastidious timekeeping.
Solicitors may specialise in a particular area of law or may refer clients to a specialist Solicitor or brief a Barrister to appear in court on their behalf.
You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.