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The First Nations paralegal is an identified position for a person who is First Nations. The role of the paralegal is to provide administrative and casework support to the First Nations lawyer and First Nations clients, in a culturally appropriate and accessible manner.  This role provides an opportunity to work within a culturally safe practice at Redfern legal Centre, dedicated to assisting First Nations clients in our local area, across a range of legal issues and areas of law. The First Nations paralegal may also assist other practice areas, depending on capacity and demand.

Redfern Legal Centre’s first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) sets out our organisational commitment to reconciliation and contains a number of concrete actions for us to work towards between March 2023 and February 2025.

We are recruiting for a First Nations Intake Officer is a dynamic and people-focused role, requiring an understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing disadvantage in our local catchment and statewide, and the diverse services offered by Redfern Legal Centre.

We are recruiting for an Intake Manager a dynamic and people-focused role, requiring an understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing disadvantage in our local catchment and statewide, and the diverse services offered by Redfern Legal Centre. The Intake Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that every person who approaches Redfern Legal Centre for assistance is provided a trauma-informed, respectful and culturally safe service.

Revenue NSW has conceded that many COVID-19 fines are invalid. But what does that mean for the rest of the community who may have received or paid fines? 

A coalition of community legal centres including RLC has sent an open letter to government calling for improvements to a proposed discrimination law Bill.

Domestic and family violence advocates have raised concerns about the lack of consultation around the criminalisation of coercive control.

An open letter calling on the government to consider supporting key legal reforms to reduce the exploitation of vulnerable workers.

RLC and Slater and Gordon Lawyers have issued a class action proceeding for people who have been unlawfully searched by NSW Police at all music festivals in NSW since 22 July 2016.

RLC has filed a case in the Supreme Court of New South Wales representing plaintiffs who seek to challenge the validity of their COVID-19 fines.