Legal Assistant

• Full time or part time maximum term position up to June 2025
• Salary based on experience, range: $62,123 - $76,425 (pro rata) plus super
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role:
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking a Legal Assistant to join our team in Frankston. In this key role, you will work closely with our legal team, providing crucial support to our lawyers, delivering exceptional client service, and maintaining administrative excellence. You will work closely with our supportive and friendly administrative team. Reporting to the Administrative Services Manager, your responsibilities will include triaging client inquiries at our office or in court, documenting outcomes, reception duties as required and facilitating internal or external referrals as required.About you:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Experience in an administrative role and previous legal experience would be beneficial.
• Experience of the law, the legal system and legal procedures (highly desirable).
• Experience delivering confidential and sensitive services to diverse clients, including those who are socially disadvantaged, disabled, or from multicultural backgrounds.
• Effective communication with clients across various demographics, demonstrating empathy and professionalism.
• Quick to learn new systems and proficient in Microsoft Office Suite for effective administrative tasks.

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 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.Employee benefits:

• Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid work from home & office model
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Excellent

options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated LeasingHow to apply:
To be considered for this role, please submit a current resume and completed candidate application form (listed within the file attachments).If you require adjustment 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 .For further information review the attached position description or contact Brooke Dutton, Administrative Services Manager on (03) 9784 5226.No agency applications will be accepted.Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 9 July 2024.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.