Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $104,925 - $122,409
Grade: WVR 4.1
Occupation: Legal
Location: Barwon South West - Warrnambool
Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1921537
About the role
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking a Senior Lawyer to join our Warrnambool regional team. In this role, you will provide high-quality legal services with a focus on family law, family violence, and/or child protection matters, including intervention order applications
You will act as a duty lawyer in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, including through the Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS) program. Additionally, you will mentor and supervise junior lawyers, contribute to community legal education, and participate in policy and law reform initiatives.
Some regional travel will be required to support service delivery and community engagement.
This role is based at our Warrnambool office on Gunditjmara Country.
Why Warrnambool?
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.
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 Amanda Chambers, Regional Manager on (03) 5559 7210 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Monday 11 May 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.