Legal Assistant

**Make a real difference every day - join our Legal Assistant teams**
- **Multiple full-time (0.8FTE considered), ongoing positions**:

- **Location**: based at either
- **VLA's Sunshine** Office**and **Wyndham Courts**on **Wurundjeri and**Bunurong Country**:

- **Melbourne CBD/**Naarm** and **Wyndham Courts**on **Wurundjeri and**Bunurong Country**
- **Salary**:$64,827 - $78,718**(pro rata) plus super, plus salary sacrifice

**_Bring your skills, heart and initiative to a role where no two days are the same._**_ _

We're looking for **at least** **eight Legal Assistants** to join our growing team, supporting legal services across the **Sunshine/Wyndham region** and the **Child Protection team based in Melbourne CBD**. These roles are ideal for people who enjoy fast-paced work, care deeply about client service, and want to help people navigate tough situations with dignity and support.

You'll be part of a passionate team making a real impact in the lives of people experiencing family violence, child protection involvement, mental illness, poverty or injustice.

**Why join us?**
- **Work that matters** - You'll be part of a team helping people through some of the most difficult times in their lives.
- **Be part of something big** - Support the opening of the **new Wyndham Law Courts**, a landmark justice precinct for one of Victoria's fastest-growing and most diverse regions.
- **Collaborative team culture** - Join a supportive group of professionals who value empathy, initiative, and teamwork.
- **Opportunities to grow** - Get hands-on experience in a legal environment with ongoing learning and development.

**About the role**
You'll work closely with lawyers, support staff, clients and court professionals to ensure our services run smoothly. Duties include:

- Managing client appointments and reception
- Preparing and filing legal documents
- Supporting lawyers in court and office settings
- Assisting with client intake and service referrals
- Helping to keep everything organised behind the scenes

Some roles will be based at our **Sunshine offices,**with regular clerking work at our **Sunshine and Wyndham Law Courts**, while others will work with our **Melbourne CBD team**supporting **Child Protection matters**and**Wyndham Law Courts**.

**What we're looking for**

What's most important is that you bring:

- Strong organisational and communication skills
- A calm, respectful and professional approach - especially in high-pressure situations
- Confidence learning new systems and working with diverse clients
- A team-first attitude and commitment to social justice

Legal admin or court experience is great, but not essential - we'll provide training and support to help you succeed.

**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.

**Locations**:

- **6 roles**in the **Sunshine**/Wyndham team**, supporting criminal, family violence and civil law matters, including court-based services at the new **Wyndham Law Courts, and Sunshine Magistrates' Court**:

- **2 roles**in the **Melbourne Child Protection team**, supporting our CBD-based Child Protection legal team and providing court-based services in-person at the **Wyndham Law Courts** in the **CBD** and servicing Children's Courts in the Melbourne CBD, Moorabbin, and Wyndham
- Other possible roles in CBD or other metro or regional offices across Victoria

**_In your cover letter, p_**_lease specifically _**_address Key Selection Criteria 1 _**_from the attached position description, detailing your experience providing a broad range of administrative support in a busy environment, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines. _

**Applications close by**11:59pm on Sunday 14 September 2025.