Ruah Community Services · Perth > CBD, Inner & Western Suburbs Perth, Australia
Ruah Legal Services is seeking a Senior Policy Lawyer to lead policy, law reform, stakeholder engagement, and community legal education initiatives across our key practice areas of mental health, family and domestic violence, and care and protection law.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced lawyer to influence policy and systemic advocacy while remaining connected to frontline legal practice and the communities most affected by legal disadvantage.
Working closely with the Principal Lawyer, Project Worker, legal practitioners, and multidisciplinary teams across Ruah, you will identify emerging legal and policy issues, develop submissions and advocacy positions, coordinate community legal education activities, and represent Ruah Legal Services across government, legal, and community sector forums.
You will play a key role in ensuring client experiences inform systemic advocacy and law reform efforts, while helping strengthen Ruah Legal Services' profile and influence across the sector.