Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,668 - $131,153
Grade: WVR 4.2
Occupation: Legal
Location: Gippsland
Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1903324
About the role
We are seeking a Deputy Managing Lawyer to lead a team focused on criminal law and family violence matters. You'll be responsible for providing expert legal advice and advocacy while supervising and mentoring junior lawyers.
You will supervise and mentor junior lawyers and provide high-quality legal services to vulnerable clients in various fields. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact while advancing your career in a leadership capacity.
This role is based at either our Morwell or Bairnsdale office on Gunaikurnai Country with regular travel across the regions for community outreach.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
Why relocate to Gippsland?
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 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
How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume
and a cover letter.
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 Tara Bressan, Regional Manager on (03) 9784 5204 or Julie Riva, Regional Manager on (03) 9784 5223 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Monday 2 February 2026.
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.