Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $104,925 - $122,409
Grade: WVR 4.1
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/VLA/LPCJLH/1894099
About the role
This role will involve day-to-day supervision and people management, including staff training and development as well as the management and monitoring of staff performance. You will also lead the administration of case costs awarded by the courts to VLA, including overseeing the lodgement of applications to the Appeal Costs Board, and pursuing payment of outstanding debts to VLA.
Additionally, as VLA's lead in respect of PEXA, you will provide advice to VLA staff on securities, conveyancing practices and relevant VLA policies, including interstate practices and legislation as required. You will also conduct negotiations with respect to financial and practical release of securities, having regard to existing and proposed court orders, relevant legislation and VLA policy.
This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
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 offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy 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 o f 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
How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria.
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.
For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Rebecca DelBrocco, Principal Lawyer – GQA on (03) 9606 5275 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 2 December 2025.
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.