Vacancies

Volunteer Solicitors

CHCLC is currently embarking on a Volunteer recruitment drive. We require Private Legal Practitioners with a current Practising Certificate to provide legal advice and referral to clients at the Centre in 2012.

The commitment required is 2.5 hours on a Friday afternoon between 1.00pm and 3.30pm on average once every six weeks.

Like many community based organisations, our resources never seem to match our needs. Volunteers are essential to Community Legal Services, and enable them to provide services far in excess of those which could be provided by paid workers alone. Most Community Legal Centres were started by volunteers, and volunteer participation remains strong.

Volunteers strengthen the relationship between the Centre and the Community. Centres are managed by voluntary Committees of Management drawn from the Community.

Community Legal Centres are not simply a cheap alternative to the Private Legal Profession. Volunteers are integral to the establishment and maintenance of a service delivery model, which is fundamentally different to the services available elsewhere in the private legal system.

For further information, please contact:

 Lisa Buckland on 53315999 or email lisa_buckland@clc.net.au.

Volunteer Management Committee

We are currently seeking individuals to join our Volunteer Management Committee.  These individuals would ideally be interested in becoming part of a dynamic Committee of Management at CHCLC and must have an interest in social justice issues.  You must be able to commit to attending monthly Committee of Management meetings   It is desirable that you obtain an understanding of the practices and procedures when liaising with relevant local, state and federal government agencies, and/or, networking support for the CHCLC.

 

If interested, please call the Centre on 5331 5999 and ask to speak with the Manager.