• Deliver legal support that empowers communities and transforms lives.
• $97,378 – $119,872 + Super + up to $15,899 tax-free salary packaging
• 6 weeks’ leave | Monthly RDOs | Paid training | Flexible work options
• Relocation assistance + $130/day travel allowance when overnight

About the Opportunity

We’re hiring full-time Solicitors in Darwin and Katherine, NT , to deliver civil legal services in family law, child protection, and domestic and family violence (DFV). You’ll partner with Aboriginal case support workers to provide culturally safe, trauma-informed legal assistance.

More specifically, your responsibilities include:

• Represent clients in family law, child protection, and DFV matters
• Deliver trauma-informed, culturally safe legal services
• Travel to remote communities as part of outreach and bush courts
• Work collaboratively in a bi-cultural team
• Provide legal education during field visits

The role includes regular travel to remote communities (1–2 trips/month) for court circuits and outreach.

About You

• Admitted legal practitioner in Australia, eligible for NT practising certificate
• Minimum 1 year post-admission legal experience
• Valid C Class Driver’s Licence
• Ability to travel by 4 WD or light aircraft
• Working with Children Clearance and clear criminal history

Highly desirable : experience in family law, DFV, child protection, or working with Aboriginal communities.

About the Benefits

• Salary : $97,378 – $119,872 + super + salary packaging
• Leave : 6 weeks annual leave + 17.5% loading + monthly RDOs
• Travel : $130/day travel allowance when overnight, plus TOIL
• Support : Paid parental leave, counselling, supervision, and cultural support
• Training : $1,000 annual PD budget, 4 WD, First Aid, cultural training
• Relocation : Assistance for those moving to Darwin or Katherine

About North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

NAAFLS is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation and an independent Family Violence Prevention Legal Service. We provide culturally safe legal and non-legal wraparound support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victim survivors of domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV) in more than 45 remote communities across the Top End.

This is more than just a legal job — it’s an opportunity to be part of a movement for justice, healing, and empowerment. If you’re adaptable, empathetic, and committed to social justice, we want to hear from you.