Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $90,871 - $101,868
Grade: WVR 3.2
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne
Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1866991
About the role
These roles are part of a new service model that's focused on improving legal access for people receiving compulsory mental health treatment. It's a collaborative approach between VLA, Mental Health Legal Centre and Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, co-designed with people who have lived experience of the mental health system.
We are currently recruiting for three lawyer roles that support this new model:
These roles will provide you with an opportunity to work across connected legal issues impacting our clients and help improve access to justice for clients experiencing disadvantage in the community.
These roles are based at our Dandenong office on Bunurong Country or Ringwood 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 preventi
on 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 indicating which of the three roles you are applying for.
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 Robbert Roos, Deputy Managing Lawyer, Ringwood on (03) 9259 5430 or Monique Joyce, Deputy Managing Lawyer, Dandenong on (03) 9280 3869 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Monday 14 July 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.