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HIV/AIDS Legal Centre

HALC’s vision is to see an end to the HIV/AIDS crisis and does so by providing high quality legal services whilst displaying an appreciation of, and sensitivity to, the special needs of people with an HIV related legal matter; undertaking community legal education; and engaging in law reform activities in areas relating to HIV/AIDS.

 To deal with these particular issues, we adopted a different service delivery model to most other community legal centres. Rather than a triage service that provides initial advice and referral, we focus on ongoing casework and routinely run longer and more complex matters in order to achieve genuine, systemic change.

1 job(s) at HIV/AIDS Legal Centre

Volunteer Paralegal/Solicitor and/or Volunteer PLT/Law Student
HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
Feb 08, 2021
Full-time
The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) is currently looking for 2 volunteer PLT Students/Law Students/Solicitors to join our team for an immediate start. About the organisation: HALC provides free legal services to people affected by, and those most at risk of, HIV and Hep C (HCV)  on  HIV/HCV related legal matters. We deal with a range of HIV/Hep C related legal issues including - Immigration Administrative Law Public Health Criminal Employment Discrimination Insurance/Superannuation Estate planning Social Security Family Position Description: Volunteers perform a variety of day-to-day tasks including - delivery of legal advice under the direct supervision of a solicitor; drafting of legal advice, submissions, applications to courts & tribunals and other legal correspondence maintaining accurate files and legal records client intakes casework and client interviews under directions from Solicitors; general administrative work researching legal and administrative laws and procedures; Essential criteria: sensitivity to people affected by HIV and Hep C sensitivity towards clients from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, the LGBTI community, sex workers, people who use drugs and persons with disabilities Ability to work fairly independently and with quick instructions. Proactively working on files allocated to you. (All work is supervised and monitored by Solicitors) ability to work under pressure basic computer skills ability to work in a small team/open office environment We request applicants to commit to at least   3 days per week  over a minimum 3 month period (preferably  4/5 days per week  when completing  PLT requirements ). Please do not apply if cannot commit to the minimum days/time period required. Send in your brief resume and cover letter indicating the number of days and specific days you will be able to work for to  vikas@halc.org.au   Unfortunately, due to the limited resources of our Centre, only applicants that progress to the next stage will be contacted.