Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $113,668 - $131,153
Grade: WVR 4.2
Occupation: Legal
Location: Grampians - Ballarat
Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1953887
About the role
Looking to gain or develop leadership skills and to work within an office to build a strong child protection practice? This is the role for you!
As the Senior Child Protection Lawyer, you will serve as an advocate and provide legal representation for parents and children in child protection proceedings within the Children's Court of Victoria and other related matters such as Youth Crime and/or Family Violence. You will play an important role in mentoring and offering specialist support to in-house child protection lawyers.
Additionally, the senior lawyer will collaborate with Regional Manager and the Child Protection team to contribute to continuous improvements in child protection programs, through the provision of high-quality legal services. This role presents an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact while furthering your professional development in child protection law.
This role is based at our Ballarat office on Wadawurrung Country.
Why Ballarat?
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 1500+ 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:
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 Erin Churchill, Regional Manager on (03) 5329 6222 or [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 22 November 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.