QUT LAW SOCIETY
APPLICATION & RECRUITMENT PROCESS
RAILS receives applications for volunteering in either administrative or legal roles (qualified and non-qualified legal roles).
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REFUGEE & IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICE www.rails.org.au admin@rails.org.au 170 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101
WHO ARE YOU & WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE?
The Refugee and Immigration Legal Service (RAILS) is the only specialist community provider of free legal advice to migrants and refugees across Queensland. RAILS’ mission of providing an holistic and sustainable legal service for vulnerable refugees and migrants through specialist legal assistance, education and advocacy, is achieved in a highly collaborative and effective way, with support to and from more than 20 other service provides. Areas of law: Specific migration legislation, including visas, family reunion and family violence provisions, onshore and offshore refugee/humanitarian provisions, Immigration Tribunal appeals and Ministerial intervention; family and domestic violence laws; employment and workplace laws, and legal education identified by communities as needed.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
RAILS recognises and values the substantial contribution made by volunteers to RAILS and its clients. During your volunteer work you will: » Gain experience in migration law; » Assist our clients who are experiencing the most disadvantaged conditions and need legal advice; » Assist our caseworkers with the ongoing workload; » Gain administrative law skills; » Make a difference in people’s lives and contribute to social justice.
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The application should be sent by email to admin@ rails.org. au including cover letter, resume and academic transcript (for students). Qualified legal volunteers (namely, registered migration agents and/or solicitors who hold a current practising certificate) should provide copy of their resume, and practising certificate. People are encouraged to send their application during the month before the first week of February, June and end of November. This is the time when the selection process occurs. Those people accepted then attend an induction session during the second week of February, July and first week in December. Qualified legal volunteers are encouraged to apply any time during the year. RAILS requires a minimal commitment of attendance once per week during a semester. Qualified legal volunteers are recruited all year and they are required to attend at least once per month.
