• Full-time ongoing position (part-time applications considered)
• Salary range: $62,123 - $76,425 (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 looking for a dynamic administrator to support our Bendigo office as a Legal Assistant. Reporting to the Administrative Services Manager (ASM), you will assist with client inquiries and schedule appointments, update our case management system, share reception duties, and support our legal team in a fast-paced environment.

Additionally, you will liaise with our clients, private lawyers, and community groups, providing essential information about Legal Aid services and making a real impact in the community.

This role is based at our Bendigo office on Dja Dja Wurrung Country.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Exceptional organisational abilities to manage multiple tasks efficiently while meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to engage with clients, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• A commitment to providing high-quality, client-focused services in a sensitive environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with client database management.
• A proactive attitude and the ability to work effectively in a team setting, contributing to a positive workplace culture.
• Experience providing administrative &/or reception support, ideally within a legal environment (highly desirable).

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 1300 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

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please click "Apply Now" and submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (listed within the file attachments).

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 via [email protected] using the subject line: Legal Assistant - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For further information, please review the attached position description or Mark Rerden, Administrative Services Manager on (03) 5448 2313 or [email protected].

No agency applications will be accepted.

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.

A position description is attached.