Legal Assistant: Personal Injury & Recoveries

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Hybrid work from home & office model

Three days paid seasonal leave

Paid gender affirmation leave

Five days reproductive and fertility

Annual 3% salary increase

Salary packaging - General Expenses up

Novated Leasing

Learning and professional development

Free annual flu vaccinations

Gym and end-of-trip facilities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking an experienced administration officer to join our Help Before Court team in Melbourne. You will support the delivery of client services, connect help seekers with suitable services, collect court documents and schedule legal advice appointments.

You will also provide administrative support to lawyers, including data entry, file management and document preparation. This role is based in Melbourne CBD, with a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a legal or confidential environment.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritise workloads.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of client services within the Help Before Court team.
• Collaborate with legal staff to gather court documents and arrange appointments/referrals.
• Provide legal administrative support including client data entry, file management and document preparation.

Skills

Administrative support

Legal environment

Organisational skills

Interpersonal communication

Job description

3001 Melbourne Victoria Legal Aid

Posted today

Job Description

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) are seeking an experienced administration officer to join our Help Before Court team of legal staff and help make a difference in the community.

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.

Location: 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.

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 flexibleworking arrangements
• Hybridwork fromhome& 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
• 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.

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.

We welcome expressions of interest from law students interested in casual paralegal opportunities in our Melbourne office. This is an exciting opportunity for motivated students to diversify their skills and gain exposure to a top-tier law firm, while working predominantly for a large-scale matter. You will develop your skills alongside some of the best in the industry in a dynamic team environment.

To be successful in securing a paralegal position, you will:

• Be currently studying a law degree
• Be in at least your second year of studies
• Have a strong academic record
• Be available to work a minimum of 4 days per week with immediate availability to commence
• Have no planned leave in November or December 2026 (including any clerkship programs)
• Have some availability to work over the Christmas and New Year period (preferred, though not required)
• Have minimal planned leave in the first half of 2027
• Previous work experience in any field (paid or unpaid) is highly regarded.
• Previous paralegal or legal experience is also highly regarded but not essential.

We are also looking for candidates who are proactive and have strong attention to detail, excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Please include your academic record with your resume. This role is based in Melbourne only.