• Salary Offering: $120,000 plus Superannuation
• Located at Preston Office (273 High Street)
• Fixed term full time until 30th of June 2025

Additional Benefits:

• 17.5% Leave Loading
• 5 extra days leave on top of 20 days annual leave
• Only required to work 35 hours per week, any extra hours worked will be calculated as your Time In Lieu (TOIL) – which you may use as additional leave hours
• Access to company vehicles for any work-related trips
• Salary packaging of up to $15,900+ per FBT available via Maxxia

Overview

The role of Managing Lawyer (ML), Wirraway, is to assist the PML in managing the day-to-day delivery of a high quality, culturally safe legal service to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients

Key Selection Criteria 

Essential

• A current, unrestricted Victorian Practising Certificate, with demonstrated advanced post admission experience, including conduct of complex police and prison accountability matters.
• Comprehensive understanding of the issues Aboriginal people face in relation to the delivery of legal services, the ability to provide a high quality, culturally safe and trauma informed service to the community and a commitment to advancing VALS strategic priorities.
• Skills and experience in managing, supervising, and developing less experienced solicitors and paralegals.
• Experience in the design and delivery of professional legal education.
• Demonstrable skills in strategic and operational planning, including the ability to work effectively with others to develop and implement policies and procedures.
• Highly developed interpersonal, presentation, verbal and written communication and partnership development skills. This includes with diverse stakeholders, including VALS colleagues, members of the judiciary, partner organisations and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members experiencing significant anxiety and stress as part of traumatic client work and proceedings.
• Capability to provide independent, strategic specialist legal advice and guidance to VALS lawyers and community justice teams on complex legal matters and or policy issues impacting the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Desirable

• The ability to obtain a principal practicing certificate.

Other requirements

On offer of this position, you must provide:

• A copy of your current Employee Working with Children Check card
• A copy of your current Victorian Driver’s License
• You will be required to complete a current Criminal History Police Check
• Proof of rights to work in Australia, i.e. a copy of an Australian Passport, Birth Certificate or Immigration VISA documentation
• Copies of certificates and degrees relevant to this role

A position description is attached.