PLT Student Volunteer

The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) is currently looking for two volunteer PLT Students to join our team for a January 2026 start.

About the organisation:

HALC is a community legal centre that provides free legal services to people affected by, and those most at risk of, HIV and/or Hepatitis on related legal matters.

We deal with a range of HIV and/or hepatitis related legal issues including -

• Immigration
• Criminal
• Employment
• Discrimination
• Tenancy 
• Breach of privacy 
• Public health 
• Insurance 
• Wills & Estates 
• Centrelink

Position Description:

Volunteers perform a variety of day-to-day tasks including -

• drafting of legal advice, submissions, applications to courts & tribunals and other legal correspondence
• maintaining accurate files and legal records
• completing new client intakes
• casework tasks and client interviews under directions from Solicitors;
• general administrative work e.g. answering phones, scheduling appointments 
• researching legal and administrative laws and procedures;

Essential criteria:

• undertaking or having recently undertaken the Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Practice. 
• sensitivity to people affected by HIV and/or hepatitis
• 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 independently, under pressure and to proactively work on files (all work is supervised and monitored by Solicitors)
• good communication skills and phone manner 
• basic computer skills
• ability to work in a small team/open office environment

We request volunteers completing PLT to commit to a minimum of 3 days a week, ideally 4 days a week, over Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm. We do not need students on Mondays. 

Please send in your brief resume and cover letter indicating the specific days you will be able to work for and a proposed start date, to admin@halc.org.au

Our office is located in Surry Hills, NSW. We do not have resources for volunteers to work remotely.