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Solicitor/Lawyer (Not-for-Profit & Charity - Community Justice Organisation)

Diverse Communities & Social Services (DCSS Australia) | Community Justice & Social Services Charity
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Tasks 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.