Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $90,871 - $101,868
Grade: WVR 3.2
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1893421
About the role
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking dedicated lawyers to join our Frankston and Gippsland teams. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a diverse and committed group of professionals, making a positive impact on the justice system and supporting vulnerable clients.
In this role, you'll provide legal services including duty lawyer support, casework and advice, with a primary focus on criminal law and family violence. You'll advocate for clients in various courts and tribunals and help improve access to justice for those who need it most.
We have the following roles available:
These roles are based at our Frankston office on Bunurong Country or Bairnsdale or Morwell office on Gunaikurnai 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 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 descriptio
n or contact Gregory Martin, Deputy Managing Lawyer on (03) 9784 5206 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 23 November 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.