Salvos Legal

About

Salvos Legal Humanitarian is a pro-bono law firm owned by The Salvation Army that acts for free in cases for the most disadvantaged and marginalised members of our community.

The organisation provides free legal services to people in need in NSW, Queensland and Victoria. Their innovative approach has attracted a blue-chip client list including ASX200 companies, federal & state government agencies, not-for-profit organisations, SMEs and individuals.

What kind of work?

Salvos Legal Humanitarian practises in the areas of: - criminal law - family & children’s law - debt, housing - Centrelink matters - migration / refugee law - police matters - human rights and public interest law - credit and debt

Location

Sydney, Goodna (QLD)

Student Opportunities

Salvos Legal offers voluntary (unpaid), 4-month internships to graduates and recently admitted solicitors who wish to gain experience in their chosen profession. Interns work under the supervision of employed solicitors in either the commercial or humanitarian practice. Practical Legal Training (PLT) and volunteering applications should fill out this expression of interest form: https://www.salvoslegal.com.au/wp-content/ uploads/2017/08/170815-Volunteer-Expression-ofInterest-Form-August-2017.pdf

They may then email their application form to the following email address: volunteercoordinator@salvoslegal.com.au

Graduate Opportunities

They have a range of employment opportunities across the organisation, including community and caring professions, aged care, retail, employment services, legal, corporate, and wider support services.

A careers portal can be accessed via the website of the Salvation Army, the parent company of Salvos Legal. The Salvation Army's careers portal can be found here: https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/get-involved/ employment-opportunities/

Fun Fact / Recent Project

Aid for Asylum Seekers Salvos Legal Humanitarian’s Queensland Asylum Seeker Clinic is one of only two legal clinics in the state of Queensland offering free legal services for people seeking asylum.