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Salvos Legal About

Practical Legal Training (PLT) and volunteering

owned by The Salvation Army that acts for free in

form:

Salvos Legal Humanitarian is a pro-bono law firm

cases for the most disadvantaged and marginalised members of our community.

The organisation provides free legal services to

applications should fill out this expression of interest https://www.salvoslegal.com.au/wp-content/

uploads/2017/08/170815-Volunteer-Expression-ofInterest-Form-August-2017.pdf

people in need in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

They may then email their application form to the

client list including ASX200 companies, federal & state

volunteercoordinator@salvoslegal.com.au

Their innovative approach has attracted a blue-chip government agencies, not-for-profit organisations,

following email address:

SMEs and individuals.

Graduate Opportunities

What kind of work?

the organisation, including community and caring

Salvos Legal Humanitarian practises in the areas of:

- criminal law

- family & children’s law

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

- debt, housing

A careers portal can be accessed via the website of the

- migration / refugee law

The Salvation Army's careers portal can be found here:

- Centrelink matters - 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

Salvation Army, the parent company of Salvos Legal. 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.

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.

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