STREET LAW CENTRE WA INC
The address remains confidential streetlawcentre.org.au
adminassist@streetlawcentre.org.au (for initial HR enquiries) Street Law is a specialised What kind of tasks do student What does your recruitment/ community legal centre providing volunteers undertake? interview process consist of? information, legal advice, and Assisting solicitors with legal 1. Send in a resume, academic ongoing representation services tasks and undertaking case record, and a statement as to to those experiencing and at risk work and legal research. Case why they want to volunteer at of homelessness. work will include preparing Street Law Centre; Street Law is the only community legal centre in WA that exclusively delivers outreach legal services to its client group at various community service agencies. Street Law delivers a comprehensive Community Legal Education program to both clients and community service workers. This programs focus is to provide education on the legal rights and responsibilities and increase the awareness of the legal problems that impact Street Law’s clients. Further Street Law contributes to law reform projects. Through this contribution, Street Law seeks to create positive systemic change.
Volunteering Which areas of law will clerks be exposed to? Criminal & traffic law (Magistrates Court only), obtaining client’s identity documents, criminal injury compensation applications and criminal injury compensation recovery applications, restraining order matters for both applicants and respondents, discrimination claims, housing issues, fines and infringements matters, police complaints and driver’s license issues. 160
correspondence, liaising with 2. Prepare a case study courts and public authorities, and response, which is an exercise preparing submissions and/or in spotting the legal issue; court documents. 3. Respond to selection criteria What are the skills/benefits of questions; and taking a position at your CLC? 4. Attend an interview. Broad and dynamic skills will be attained by taking a position What attributes do you look at Street Law Centre. These skills for in an applicant? include real life application of We look for excellent legal principles, exposure to communication and interpersonal client’s legal issues as well as skills as well as an ability to strong communication skills. work cooperatively with others Do you have opportunities for in a team environment. We also courtroom work/advocacy? look for someone who can work Opportunities may arise to attend independently, work effectively court with a Street Law Centre under pressure, and demonstrate initiative. The successful candidate solicitor. Do you offer any opportunities must have highly developed legal research and analytical skills and to do PLT? have strong attention to detail. Yes.
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What advice do you have for students looking to apply?
How can students apply?
We advise students to be able to demonstrate and develop their knowledge of social justice issues and to illustrate experience working with people from diverse cultural, socio-economic, and linguistic backgrounds and people with substance abuse or mental health issues.
By following Street Law Centre on LinkedIn and Facebook, to see when we advertise for volunteers. How many positions available for students?
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Based on placements and secondments, there are 2-4 positions available.
