Practising Lawyers Opportunities to Mentor, Teach, Inspire (Nationally)

Introduction:

For over 50 years Leo Cussen has been recognised as a centre of excellence for practical legal training and continuing professional development for lawyers from new graduates to senior practitioners. We are proud of our reputation of providing high quality education, training and professional development to strengthen and support the administration of justice and the legal system. We do this by hiring exceptionally talented, inspiring lawyers who love mentoring and coaching our lawyers of the future.

Description:

At Leo Cussen, we recognise that career goals and work commitments change for various reasons. As a result, Leo Cussen’s Associate Lawyer and Mentors Network has been set up to attract experienced current practicing, talented and inspiring lawyers the option of an agile approach to various engagement opportunities as an independent contractor that could fit in with other current commitments.

We are keen to speak to experienced current practicing lawyers, who love mentoring and coaching our lawyers of the future, who are interested in this flexible way of working and have at least two of the practice areas taught in the Graduate Diploma Legal Practice (GDLP). Assignment opportunities are available Nationally, and will depend on your legal skillset, experience and availability.

Our program delivery is across a range of practices but not limited to:

• Administrative (Human Rights) Law Practice
• Banking & Finance
• Consumer Law Practice
• Criminal Law Practice
• Employment Law Practice
• Family Law Practice
• Planning & Environment
• Wills & Estates
• Transactions (Property and Commercial)
• Civil Disputes
• Advocacy

As part of Leo’s Associate Network, you will enjoy:

• Facilitating / delivering GDLP programs and specialist subjects, which include in-person and online facilitation sessions and graduate engagement
• Access to opportunities to mentor, coach and inspire our lawyers of the future
• Flexibility to pick and choose the engagements which best fit your current commitments, lifestyle and interests - with some engagements entirely online
• Highly beneficial development opportunities whilst upskilling and provided career advancement
• Support from our dedicated team and the whole organisation including knowledge and resources

Skills and Experiences:

We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about mentoring and coaching our lawyers of the future and have:

• Tertiary qualification in law and eligibility to practise law in Australia
• Minimum 5 years legal practice experience in at least two of the practice areas taught in the GDLP
• Skills in the use of education technology including use of learning management systems and video conferencing tools such as Zoom or MS Teams
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, specifically supporting, coaching and mentoring junior lawyers
• Excellent time management capability
• Energetic, collaborative and collegiate work style
• Great commercial stakeholder and relationship management abilities

Intrigued? Find out how you can widen your options by joining Leo Cussen’s Associate Lawyer and Mentors Network. Please click ‘Apply Now' or contact Tiffany Long on 03 8667 5667 for a confidential discussion.