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Women’s Legal Service volunteers make a real difference in the lives of Queensland women and their children experiencing domestic violence.

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Sadly, demand for our services greatly exceeds capacity. But with the help of volunteers, more women experiencing domestic violence can receive the vital help they need when they need it most.

Women’s Legal Service thanks all of our volunteers for their invaluable contributions.

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Each year, our highly skilled volunteer Solicitors help over 1,160 women by providing quality legal services to many who would otherwise have nowhere else to go. One in five eligible Brisbane-based solicitors have contributed to the work of Women’s Legal Service to empower women and children Statewide. We’d love for you to join us. Extraordinarily rewarding, volunteering is also a valuable investment for family law and DV firms, as you become part of our referral list for paid work. With your help, we can assist significantly more women affected by domestic violence. To find out more about legal volunteering at Women’s Legal Service, or to submit your application, contact our Volunteer Program Manager at [email protected]

Volunteer Solicitor/Barrister

We are continually recruiting for experienced family law and domestic violence legal practitioners. It is a requirement of most volunteer roles that volunteers have at least two years post admission experience in family law and domestic violence and be currently practising in family law.

Volunteering with our team is a very small time commitment that will make a meaningful difference. We offer a variety of ways to volunteer, to best fit with your busy lifestyle.

Volunteer Solicitor Position Description and Criteria

Drop-In Service

  • Monday and Wednesday Evenings, 6:00pm-8:00pm
  • Women’s Legal Service, 8 Ponsonby Street, Annerley
  • 1 x 2 hour shift per month.

Monday and Wednesday evenings solicitors provide face-to-face and telephone advice to women at our
Annerley office.

Clients attend our service on a drop in basis and receive 30 minutes of legal advice from a volunteer.

To register email: [email protected]

LegalLink Telephone Service

  • Business hours
  • Time flexible
  • Annerley and Gold Coast locations
  • 1 x 2-4 hour shift per month (as per your schedule).

Daytime roster of solicitors providing telephone advices from the Annerley and Gold Coast offices to
alleviate drop-in pressure.

Volunteers provide telephone legal advice to women who have called our helpline the same day. All urgent matters are passed directly to the volunteer to call the client back and give legal advice.

To register email: [email protected]

Remote Volunteering

  • Business hours
  • Time flexible
  • Flexible locations: from your home or office
  • 1 x 2-4 hour shift per month (as per your schedule).

Daytime roster of solicitors providing telephone advices from their place of work or home.
This exciting opportunity now means lawyers from all over QLD are able to become part of our volunteer team and will significantly expand our pool of volunteers who are able to give free legal help to women in crisis.

Appointments are booked through our Helpline and sent to the volunteer prior to appointment time for conflict checking.

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Divorce Clinic

  • Thursday evenings, 6.00pm – 8.00pm
  •  Women’s Legal Service Queensland, 8 Ponsonby St (Corner of Ipswich Road), Annerley. Entry via Ponsonby Street.
  • 1 x 2 hour every two months

Junior family lawyers (0-2 PAE) and corporate lawyers (from firms that have partnerships with WLS) provide face-to-face advice and assistance to women at Annerley office.

Clients will be triaged into the clinic and receive assistance with their divorce applications.

To register email: [email protected]

Volunteer Court Paralegal

Volunteer Court Paralegals assist solicitors who provide important legal advice and representation to women in relation to their domestic violence matters.

Volunteer Court Paralegals attend the Ipswich, Holland Park and Caboolture Magistrates Court with our solicitors.

Volunteer Court Paralegal Position Description and Criteria

We are currently recruiting.

Please send your application addressing the selection criteria in the position description to [email protected]

Closing date - 11 December.

Volunteer Support Worker

Volunteer support workers assist women who are seeking legal advice, by providing information, support and referral at our evening advice sessions.

After seeing a Volunteer Support Worker, the client will then see a Volunteer Solicitor for legal advice.

Volunteer Support Worker Position Description and Criteria

Recruitment for Volunteer Support Workers is currently CLOSED.

Volunteer Administration Officer

Our Volunteer Administration Officers provide administrative and reception support at our Brisbane office one day per week (9am-5pm) and Gold Coast office one day per week (9am-3pm), with a minimum commitment of six months.

Volunteer Administration Officers Position Description and Criteria

Recruitment for Volunteer Administration Officers is currently CLOSED.

Volunteer Legal Administration Officer

The Volunteer Legal Administration Officer volunteers one day per week to support our Paralegal and Legal Team in the Annerley office.

Volunteer Legal Admin Officer Position Description and Criteria

Recruitment for Volunteer Legal Admin Officers is currently CLOSED.

Events
Events volunteering is a fun way to network, while making a meaningful contribution. No legal training or background is required!
Dedicated events volunteers make high profile awareness and fundraising Women’s Legal Service events possible so we’re able to help more women who have experienced domestic violence.

Volunteers are essential to the success of high profile awareness and fundraising Women’s Legal Service events including the Legal Profession Breakfast and Dancing CEOs.

To keep up to date with events volunteer opportunities join our Facebook group ‘WLS Event Volunteers Group of Awesome’ Join the group

For more information on events volunteering at Women’s Legal Service contact Jessica Lydiard (Events Officer) at: [email protected]

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