Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led university, located at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and economically significant region, Western Sydney. Boasting 11 campuses – many in Western Sydney CBD locations – and more than 200,000 alumni, 49,500 students and 3,500 staff, the University has 14 Schools with an array of well-designed programs and degrees carefully structured to meet the demands of future industry.

The University is ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide, and as a research leader, over 85 per cent of the University’s assessed research is rated at ‘World Standard’ or above.

The School of Law is committed to excellence and innovation in teaching, research and community engagement. It has a research focus on Human Rights and Social Justice issues.

The School offers Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and combined LLB degrees, as well as providing law teaching for business degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. LLB programs are taught at the Parramatta and Campbelltown Campuses, whilst Law teaching in business degrees is taught across the University. There are approximately 1,600 students in the Law School.

The Western Sydney University Justice Clinic (WSUJC) demonstrates the School of Law’s commitment to providing experiential learning opportunities for its students and a commitment to social justice. Law students who undertake Clinical Legal Placement Units work alongside practicing solicitors doing advice, casework, law reform and policy work and community legal education. The WSUJC currently offers a Clinical Legal Placement for penultimate or final year law students. From 2022, the WSUJC will offer three separate undergraduate Clinical Placements: WSUJC Clinical Legal Placement; First Nation Peoples’ Access to Justice Clinic; and a Street Law Clinic. The WSUJC also provides a free legal referral service (the Student Legal Service) to current Western Sydney University students funded through Student Services Amenities Fees.

An opportunity exists for a Solicitor/Clinical Supervisor to join the team.

In this position you are required to work four days a week in the First Nation Peoples’ Access to Justice Clinic in the WSUJC and/or offsite with WSUJC partners on advice, casework, law reform and community legal education in areas of law focussing on First Nation Peoples’ Access to Justice.  You will also assist the Principal Solicitor/Clinical Supervisor (WSUJC) and the Director of Clinical Education with casework, law reform and policy work and community legal education as required.

You will work with WSU School of Law students in a best practice clinical legal education model in a therapeutic jurisprudence practice framework.  You will work under the supervision of the Director of Clinical Education and the Principal Solicitor/Clinical Supervisor (WSUJC) and alongside the Solicitor/ Clinical Supervisor (Street Law Clinic).

For more information, please refer to the Position Description.

This is a part-time (0.8 FTE), fixed-term position until 31 December 2023 based at the Parramatta City Campus however travel to other campuses may be required from time to time.

Remuneration Package: HEW Level 8 $96,703 to $107,351 pro rata rates (comprising Salary $81,715 to $90,713 pro rata rates plus 17% Superannuation and Leave Loading).

Position Enquiries: Please contact Dr Jennifer Whelan via email: j.whelan@westernsydney.edu.au

Applications Close: 8:30pm, Sunday 24th October 2021.

To be eligible for this position you must provide evidence of your full-time Working Rights in Australia at time of application.

Western Sydney University is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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