Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $79,122 - $96,073
Grade: VPS 3
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/DE/PES/1910031
This is a Fixed-Term, Part-Time 0.5 FTE position to 25 December 2026
About us
The Department of Education (the department) is responsible for delivering state-wide learning and development services across the early childhood and school education sectors. The department is one of Victoria's biggest employers, with approximately 80,000 teaching staff and around 5,000 public service employees.
The Legal Division provides highly valued legal services to support the delivery of the department's strategic objectives, key reforms and to manage legal risk. In doing so, Legal Division provides direct, practical and strategic legal advice to portfolio ministers, the secretary, other senior staff and over 1,600 government schools, supporting approximately over 650,000 Victorian Government school students.
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Legal Division's Practice Support Unit (PSU), working with a talented and collaborative team of legal support staff to provide valued legal coordination and administrative services. The position is part-time, fixed term to 25 December 2026, working a minimum of 2 days per week.
The PSU's key role is to provide business management, administrative and financial services to support the Legal Division to deliver highly valued legal services across the department's portfolios.
Legal Support Staff provide legal administration and legal coordination support, with a focus on triaging and allocating telephone and email enquiries for the Legal Division. Legal Support Staff also support business intelligence by assisting with the collection, organisation and presentation of data to support senior management in their understanding of legal trends and demand for legal services. As necessary, the position also provides support to the Law Clerk Pool, assisting legal teams with the department's response to subpoenas, litigation support and legal reasearch tasks.
Excellent interpersonal, customer service and coordination skills will be highly regarded.
About you
Are you:
Candidates with demonstrated legal administration, law clerk or paralegal experience will be highly regarded. The position would suit candidates who are current law students looking for part-time work to complement their studies.
Why join us?
How to Apply
For more information please review the attached position description or for a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact Monica Jonasson, Team Leader, Practice Support Unit on (03) 9084 8494 or [email protected].
Application documents required
Applications should include:
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Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
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Applications close 11:59pm on Sunday 8 March 2026.