• 2x full time ongoing positions (part-time considered)
• 1x role is a parental leave backfill position
• Salary range: $64,827 - $78,718 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role

Reporting to the Administrative Services Manager, you will be part of a team of legal assistants providing a broad range of legal administration support to our lawyers and the office, which will include clerking in court, data entry, file management and reception services.

You will also support our legal aid clients with general enquiries and work with external legal practitioners and community legal centres to ensure the needs of our clients are met.

These roles will suit candidates who enjoy the day-to-day challenges of working within a fast-paced environment. Experience providing administrative support in Family, Children's and Civil Law is highly desirable.

This role is based at our Dandenong office on Bunurong Country.

About our Dandenong office

The Dandenong team is the largest regional VLA office providing legal services across criminal law, family violence, child protection, youth crime, family and civil law. A large team of Independent Mental Health Advocates and an Independent Family Advocate are based in the region. Legal services are provided across two Magistrates' Courts (Dandenong and Moorabbin), the Specialist Children's Court (Dandenong), the Drug Court, the Mental Health Tribunal, the AAT, VCAT and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The City of Greater Dandenong local government area is the most culturally diverse community in Australia, with residents from over 150 birth places and over 60% of its population born overseas.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage tasks and deadlines.
• Great communication skills and a client-focused approach.
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, including vulnerable or disadvantaged clients.
• Attention to detail and ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

About Victoria Legal Aid

We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits

• Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid work from home & office model
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter that highlights your experience providing administrative support, strong organisational skills, and ability to prioritise tasks.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team via [email protected] using the subject line: Legal Assistants x2 enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Lydia Pell, Administrative Services Manager on (03) 9767 7127 or [email protected].

No agency applications will be accepted.

Other relevant information

It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.

A position description is attached.