Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $67,350 - $81,080
Grade: WVR 2.2
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - Eastern suburbs
Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1936367
About the role
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking dedicated Legal Assistants to join our Ringwood and Broadmeadows offices. We have a range of ongoing opportunities available and welcome applicants with strong administrative experience and an interest in supporting legal services.
In these roles, you will provide essential administrative support, including clerking at the relevant local courts, managing reception duties, data entry, answering phone enquiries, and conducting client triage and referrals. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the office while delivering high-quality service to clients and supporting our legal teams.
Our current opportunities include:
One of the Ringwood vacancies will particularly suit candidates with some family law experience.
These roles are based at our Ringwood and Broadmeadows offices 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 your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.
About VLA
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 outlining your relevant administrative experience, your preferred office location (Ringwood or Broadmeadows), and whether you are applying for a full-time or part-time opportunity.
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 Julie Dyer, Administrative Services Manager, Ringwood on (03) 9259 5444 or Anna Occhiuzzi, Administrative Services Manager, Broadmeadows on (03) 9302 8717 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 2 August 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.