• Full-time ongoing position (part-time considered)
• Salary range: $98,902 - $123,624 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role

In this role, you will provide expert legal services including casework, legal advice, and court representation in areas such as mental health, disability law, tenancy, social security, NDIS, and fines. You'll also supervise, mentor, and train junior lawyers while promoting civil justice through community engagement and legal education.

We are also hiring junior lawyers in Shepparton. Whether you're newly admitted or have experience, we encourage you to apply! To learn more about available opportunities, visit the VLA Careers page.

This role is based at our Shepparton office on Yorta Yorta and Bangerang Country.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated experience handling complex civil law matters, particularly in areas like mental health, disability, tenancy, and social security.
• Proven ability to represent clients in tribunals and courts effectively, with a focus on civil and human rights.
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff, fostering their professional development in civil law.
• Ability to work well with community and partner agencies to support clients and advocate for systemic change.
• Demonstrated experience working with First Nations Australians and understanding the cultural and legal complexities they face.
• A current Australian practising certificate which entitles you to practise in Victoria as a government legal practitioner (mandatory).

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
• Relocation allowance offered if relocating for the role

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a One-Page 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: Senior Civil Lawyer - Shepparton enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Erica Molyneaux, Regional Manager on (03) 5823 6216 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.