Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $90,871 - $101,868
Grade: WVR 3.2
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: VG/RSD/WYND/1877562
Make a real impact, close to home – Join our Sunshine/Wyndham legal team
Are you ready to use your legal skills to help people resolve their legal issues early, fairly, and with dignity?
We're expanding our legal team to support the opening of the new Wyndham Law Courts — and we're looking for compassionate, collaborative and adaptable lawyers who are passionate about access to justice and committed to ethical, high-quality service delivery.
Whether you're early in your legal career or ready to deepen your practice in criminal law, youth crime and family violence, this is your opportunity to grow — in the west, for the west.
Why Join Us?
About the Role
As a Lawyer in our Sunshine/Wyndham team, you will:
These roles are based at our Sunshine office on Wurundjeri Country, with work at Wyndham Law Courts on Bunurong Country .
About You
We're looking for values-driven lawyers who are:
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 offic
es 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.
What We Offer
Apply Now
Join our Sunshine/Wyndham team and help build a fairer, more accessible justice system in Victoria's West.
We strongly encourage applications from:
Please submit your current resume and a cover letter setting out why you would be a great as a Lawyer in our Sunshine / Wyndham team.
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 Daniel Bakewell, Deputy Managing Lawyer, Sunshine on (03) 9300 5333 or [email protected].
Applications close by 11:59pm on Sunday, 14 September 2025.