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Over 200 staff in 25 offices located throughout Queensland

Salary packaging, flexible work arrangements,

structured professional development, above award conditions &...

study leave for approved work related courses.

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) Ltd is a non-profit, community based organisation providing legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Queensland. We are funded by the Commonwealth government to provide culturally competent legal assistance in Civil, Criminal and Family Law matters. This includes Child Protection, Adult and Youth Through Care, Coronial Enquiries & Public Sector Complaints, and Community Legal Education and Law Reform advocacy services. We also have new roles in Closing The Gap policy development and Respect@Work initiatives, Mental-Health focused staff in ThroughCare and internally.

Through strong partnerships and funding success, ATSILS Queensland expanded its legal services and Through Care services to include new roles in a variety of locations since 2016. An increase in eight years of 20% has taken place to focus on early intervention services such as Child Protection, Youth Through Care and Community Legal Education. We have also increased staffing in high impact locations such as Rockhampton, Cairns and Mount Isa with new roles providing services for Children and Young People. Our first District Court Paralegal/Junior Legal Practitioner role in Brisbane was announced in 2019 for the Criminal Law team.

We employ around 250 staff in 25 offices located throughout Queensland. As one of Australia’s largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employers, we provide a culturally rich workplace within a social justice framework. We also offer attractive employment conditions, including:

    • salary packaging
    • flexible working arrangements
    • informal online and structured professional development in conjunction with mentoring and coaching
    • above award conditions including additional leave
    • early access to long service leave
    • mentoring and specialist advancement education supports
    • study leave for approved work-related courses.
  • Should you need assistance to apply for a role, please look at our How To Apply For A Job page, or ring us in Brisbane (07) 3025 3888 during office hours for some tips.
  • We also run professional development programs in house, eg: Continuing Professional Development seminars for Legal Practitioners, online, self-paced learning etc., as part of our Workforce Development Strategy
  • Occasional workshops in advocacy, mentoring, communications and casework.

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Enrolled and currently studying students of Law, Criminology, Justice, Legal Studies, Advocacy and other related subjects or study pathways are invited to apply for work placements with ATSILS when they are operating. Please click on the above link to apply.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ATSILS provides essential services to clients in limited and distanced contact settings. At times, the majority of our workforce work from home and travel only as essential to urgent court matters directly from home and back. Our Offices are attended in rostered situations to improve social distancing and manage the risks of diagnosed viral infections. A comprehensive Biosecurity Plan is in place.

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  • Community Legal Education – QATSICPP Forum CairnsFebruary 2, 2023 - 5:13 pm

    On 1 February, Julie Kefford and Pree Sharma attended the Youth Justice Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice hosted by QATSICPP which is a monthly forum where 4 community-controlled organisations from across Queensland come together to reflect on program implementation and practice, identify shared issues, share successes and help QATSICPP identify what needs to […]

  • ATSILS Adopts New BrandingFebruary 1, 2023 - 12:19 pm

    Today, 1st February 2023, ATSILS officially adopts its new branding.  Our staff have been working tirelessly over the past month to transition all of our communication resources to the new branding and from this date forward we will operate under a new logo and visual identity.   Our 50th anniversary of service was seen as […]

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Our CLE staff attended the Youth Justice - Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice forum hosted by @QATSICPP_2018 in Cairns. The team delivered a CLE pres on youth justice issues (police interactions, understanding rights & diversion options).

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As youth crime continues to make headlines, we thought it would be helpful to dispel a few myths about sentencing children. Myth 1 - Judges and Magistrates are too lenient on children. 1/6

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Our CLE staff attended the Youth Justice - Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice forum hosted by @QATSICPP_2018 in Cairns. The team delivered a CLE pres on youth justice issues (police interactions, understanding rights & diversion options).

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7:17 am · February 2, 2023
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ATSILS (QLD) has officially adopted a new brand &
from today we will operate under a new logo and visual identity.

Our new brand was developed to honour our history & mark the next chapter of advancing the legal and human rights of our clients.

More: atsils.org.au/atsils… pic.twitter.com/YwE9…

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ATSILS is adopting new branding to mark 50 years of service to communities in Queensland.

Our new brand honours the past, connects deeply with communities & aligns with our ongoing mission to advance the legal & human rights of our clients.

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