Disability Discrimination Legal Service
Field of Law
Community Legal Centres; Disability
Stage of career
Undergraduates; Practising Lawyers
Contact details
Address: 2nd Floor, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
Phone: 03 9654 8644
Contact person: Kerry O'Hagan
Email: info@ddls.org.au
Description of Organisation
The DDLS works actively towards the eradication of disability discrimination and facilitates and promotes justice for people with disabilities through community legal education sessions to professional and community groups to raise disability awareness and provide information on the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).
Number of legal positions within organisation: There are currently 2 legal positions within the organisation.
Information for secondary schools
Do you host school trips or send speakers to schools?
The organisation does currently send speakers to schools.
Contact person for school trip and/or speakers: Deborah Randa
Information for university students/graduates
Do you have a graduate clerkship program?
The organisation does not have a formal graduate clerkship program.
What sorts of volunteer opportunities are available?
Knowledge in disability discrimination and rights.
Qualifications/skills required
A law degree is required.
What electives/areas of study are viewed favourably?
Disability and human rights
What prior work/volunteer work is viewed favourably?
In the areas of disability and human rights.
How many graduates to you take a year?
Depends: usually less than 5
How does one apply: Contacting organisation at admin@ddls.org.au
Dates for application: The dates for application are all year round.
Do you require your applicants to be recent law graduates? If so, how recent?
No
Interview process: Apply through website, then contacted for an interview based on the selection process.
Do you have a minimum Grade Point Average standard for an applicant's academic record?
There is no minimum Grade Point Average standard for an applicant's academic record.
If there are any fails on a candidate's academic record how will they affect the recruitment process?
Fails on a candidate's academic record will not affect the recruitment process.
What sort of volunteer/internship opportunities are available?
We welcome law students/lawyers to undertake broad support roles in the organisation, in the main assisting our solicitors.
Qualifications/skills required
- A law degree or 3rd/4th year student is required
- Knowledge in disability discrimination and rights
Contact person for volunteers: Anna Leyden via admin@ddls.org.au
Information for practising lawyers
What are you looking for in a permanent employee?
Valuable traits for a potential employee include empathy, compassion and interest in human rights law and disability discrimination.
What prior work is viewed favourably?
Disability and human rights advocacy, prior work at other community legal centres is viewed favourably.
On average, how many positions become available per year?
0
How many applications do you receive for these?
0
Where do you advertise your positions?
Available positions are advertised on the home page (www.communitylaw.org.au/ddls)
Do you use a recruitment agency?
No