Legal Assistant

Legal Aid; Melbourne; Híbrido; AUD 67 000 - 81 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid work from home & office model

Salary packaging up to $15,900 per FY

Generous leave including seasonal, and

Annual 3% salary increase

Resumo da oferta

Victoria Legal Aid in Melbourne CBD is seeking a Legal Assistant to support our client services team and help connect people with the right legal resources. Based at the Melbourne office, you will assist lawyers with administrative tasks and document preparation, while handling confidential information with care.

The role offers a fixed-term arrangement (full-time or part-time 0.8 FTE), pro rata salary from $67,350 to $81,080 plus super and salary packaging, in a hybrid WFH/office setup.

Qualificações

• Experience in providing administrative support, ideally within a legal environment.
• Strong organisational, problem solving and decision-making skills to prioritise workloads and meet timelines.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Provide administrative support to lawyers and legal teams.
• Support delivery of client services and connect help seekers with appropriate services.
• Collect court documents and arrange legal advice appointments and referrals.
• Perform client data entry, file management and preparation of legal documents.

Conhecimentos

Admin support

Organisational skills

Communication

Descrição da oferta de emprego

# Legal Assistant* Melbourne - CBD* Administration / Secretarial* Fixed term - full time or part time## About this role**Legal Assistant, Help Before Court PN 2176*** **1x full-time maximum term position up to 12 months (part-time 0.8 FTE considered)*** **Salary range: $67,350 - $81,080 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging*** **Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model****About the role**Based at our Melbourne office, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of our client services. You will work together with our team of highly skilled legal assistants to deliver legal information services, connect help seekers with the best services for their circumstances and legal needs, collect court documents and make legal advice appointments and referrals. You will also provide legal administrative support to our lawyers including client data entry, file management, preparation of legal documents and general administrative support.*This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.***About you**As our ideal candidate, you will possess:* Experience in providing administrative support, ideally gained within a legal environment, and/or the ability to provide client focused services in a complex, confidential and sensitive environment.* Strong organisational, problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to prioritise workloads, meet timelines and work under pressure to ensure efficient and effective delivery of VLA services.* Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.*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 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*** A focus on work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements* Hybrid work from home & office model* Generous leave benefits, including: + Three days paid seasonal leave (to be taken between Boxing Day and New Year's Day public holidays) + Paid gender affirmation leave + Five days both paid reproductive and fertility leave per calendar year* Annual 3% salary increase each December plus performance-related salary incentives* Attractive salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 PLUS Novated Leasing* Discounted annual Myki public transport passes* Individual learning and professional development opportunities, tailored to your role and career goals* Free annual flu vaccinations* Access to gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office* Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including confidential counselling and access to a range of mental health and wellbeing resources.**How to apply**To be considered for this role, please submit your current **resume** and a **cover letter addressing the key selection criteria**.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 Rose Rua or Priscilla Dawson, Administrative Services Managers, Help Before Court on [phone] (Rose) and [phone] (Priscilla) or [e-mail].***No agency applications will be accepted.*****Applications close by 11.59pm on Thursday 5 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.## Job details| | || --- | --- || Job Reference: | VG/VLA/CL/1953914 || Location: | Melbourne - CBD || Work Type: | Fixed term - full time or part time || Job Function: | Administration / Secretarial || Classification: | WVR 2.2 - 22AO3D || Salary Range: | $67,350 - $81,080 || Job Duration: | N/A || Date posted: | 22-Oct-2026 || Application Close Date: | 05-Nov-2026 || Attachments: | Legal Assistant PD-Updated-May 2026.docx (Word, 236KB)Position Description || Contact: | Rose Rua 0392690220 |