Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $101,869 - $118,844
Grade: WVR 4.1
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/VLA/LPCJLH/1894097
About the role
The Legal Quality Auditor role fosters and develops positive relationships with private lawyers who undertake work on behalf of Victoria Legal Aid (VLA). The role will undertake quality audits across a range of specialist panels, ensuring VLA's practice standards and quality expectations are met, and work closely with VLA's practice partners to drive continuous improvement and innovation in service delivery to legal aid clients.
The ideal candidate will have substantial legal practice experience. While previous experience in auditing is highly desirable, specialist training will be provided in advance of undertaking audits of each panel. You will use your expertise to provide training and support to private practitioners to enable them to meet their obligations to provide quality legal services to legal aid clients.
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 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 addressing the following key selection criteria:
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 Fiona Brice, Manager Quality Assurance on (03) 9269 0281 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.