Job Summary
- $98,902 - $123,624 (pro rata) plus super
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 7th Aug 2024
- Melbourne > Melbourne CBD
1 day left to apply
As a Senior Lawyer, you will passionately dedicate yourself to delivering exceptional legal services that truly make a difference in the lives of others. Your commitment will shine through in the provision of duty lawyer, advice and complex casework services, with a focus on the urgent issues of sexual harassment, discrimination, equality, and human rights law (and for one role, victims of crime laws as well).
Moreover, you will play a vital role in nurturing junior legal advocates, providing guidance, training, and invaluable mentorship to a team of aspiring lawyers.
You will support the Equality Law program management team in the vital work of expanding VLA's sexual harassment discrimination law services. You will support and contribute to the broader fight for equality law and policy reform with the aim of improving laws and services to assist those most in need.
For the Senior Lawyer role up to August 2025 you will also have a focus on Victims Legal Service practice areas, applications to access confidential communications made under s 32C of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958, Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT), Restitution and Compensation Order (RACO) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) (due to commence in 2024) matters.
This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
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.
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1000 staff employed in 15 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.
To be considered for this role, please submit a current resume and cover letter outlining:
If you require workplace 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 using the subject line: Senior Lawyers x2 enquiry via EthicalJobs.
For further information review the attached position description or contact Catherine Hemingway, Program Manager - Equality Law Program on (03) 9269 0516.
No agency applications will be accepted.
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.
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.
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