Dedicated Senior Lawyer to facilitate high-quality legal aid services in Wodonga for Victoria’s Ovens Murray communities.
* Full time ongoing position (part-time considered)
* Salary range: $110,357 - $127,333 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
* Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model
About the role
As our Deputy Managing Lawyer, you'll oversee the continued expansion of high-quality legal aid services in Wodonga, making a positive difference in the lives of Victoria's Ovens Murray communities.
Your role will include building and strengthening community relationships and partnerships in the Wodonga region, and coordinating services with courts, community legal centres, private practitioners and non-legal services across the region.
You will be managing complex legal cases and work with our Regional Manager (Goulburn Region) and Administrative Services Manager to build, lead and supervise an engaged legal team in Wodonga, ensuring the Ovens Murray community receives the legal assistance they deserve.
Our Wodonga team is also seeking a junior lawyer. Whether you're newly admitted or have some experience, we encourage you to apply! To explore this opportunity, please click the link below - Lawyer .
This role is based at our Wodonga office on Wiradjuri Country.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
* The ability to build, lead and motivate a high-performing legal team.
* Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build authentic and positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including Courts, Community Legal Centres, Community and Health organisations and First Nations Services.
* Proficiency in conducting complex criminal, family, and/or civil law matters, including the ability to supervise and mentor junior lawyers.
* A strong passion about building community and cooperative and collaborative teams, both within our organisation and with our community partners.
* Effective collaboration with First Nations communities and individuals, understanding their unique cultural norms and challenges.
* Flexibility to travel as needed between Wodonga, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Corryong and Mansfield.
* A valid Australian practising certificate allowing practice 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.
Why Wodonga?
Wodonga is a busy, fast- growing and sophisticated regional city. Its schools and universities are highly rated, and opportunities abound for business and creative endeavours supported by communities across the twin Murray River cities Albury-Wodonga in an environment which offers respite to some cost-of-living pressures.
About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1400 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 if relocating for the role