Legal Assistant

5 days ago

Healesville, Victoria, Australia Victorian Government Full time
Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time

Salary: $64,827 - $78,718

Grade: WVR 2.2

Occupation: Administration

Location: Hume - Wodonga

Reference: VG/VLA/RSD/1879293

Join Victoria Legal Aid's expanding team in Wodonga and help make a real impact in a thriving community.

Full time ongoing position (part-time considered)
Salary range: $64,827 - $78,718 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is excited to expand to the Ovens Murray (Wodonga) region.
We are seeking a dedicated administrative assistant to join our team.
If you're passionate about providing excellent administrative support and making a difference, this is your chance to contribute to our mission in a vibrant regional setting.

In this role, you'll provide a range of legal administrative support to our lawyers, including word processing, data entry, file management, and reception services.
You will also assist our legal aid clients with general enquiries and work closely with external legal practitioners and community legal centres to ensure our clients' needs are met.

This role is based at our Wodonga office on Wiradjuri Country.

About you As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage tasks and deadlines.
Great communication skills and a client-focused approach.
Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, including vulnerable or disadvantaged clients.
Attention to detail and ability to learn new systems quickly.
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

Why Wodonga? Wodonga is a busy, fast- growing and sophisticated regional city.
Its schools and universities are highly rated, and opportunities abound for business and creative endeavours supported by communities across the twin Murray River cities Albury-Wodonga in an environment which offers respite to some cost-of-living pressures.

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 provide legal representation 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

Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
Hybrid work from home & office model
Training and professional development opportunities
Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
Access to discounted Private Health Insurance
Relocation allowance if relocating for this role

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 Phoebe Barnes, Administrative Services Manager on (03) 5823 6218 or recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au.

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Thursday 28 August 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.

Applications close Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

14 August 2025

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