Volunteer - Intake Paralegal

The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) is currently looking for Volunteer Intake Paralegals to join our team for an immediate start.

About the organisation:

HALC provides free legal services to people affected by HIV and hepatitis-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 -

• Answering phones and delivering messages;
• New client intakes;
• General administrative work;
• Researching legal and administrative laws and procedures;
• Ad hoc tasks such as drafting letters of advice and submissions or project work.

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 volunteers to commit to at least 1-2 days a week for a minimum of two months. 

Please send in your brief resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria indicating the number of days and specific days you will be able to work for, to admin@halc.org.au

Unfortunately, due to the limited resources of our Centre, only applicants that progress to the next stage will be contacted.