Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $90,871 - $101,868
Grade: WVR 3.2
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/VLA/CL/1881589
About the role
In this role you will be required to provide high quality legal services in a therapeutic court setting. You will conduct complex casework, advocate and provide legal information and advice to clients impacted by drugs and alcohol (including those in custody or on Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders) in the Magistrates' Court Drug Court.
You will also be required to assist the Senior Lawyer in the Drug Court with mentoring and training other VLA staff, as well as assist in the development and implementation of policies and strategies relating to the delivery of Drug Court services.
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 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
How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (in particular key selection criteria 2 and 5 noted in the attached Position Description).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please d on't hesitate to get in touch with our team.
For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Kirsten Matthews, Deputy Managing Lawyer on (03) 9280 3739 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 14 September 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.