ABOUT YOU

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• People management and leadership capabilities, with an ability to motivate and develop the skills and expertise of a team.
• Substantial knowledge or practical experience in providing quality legal services with a focus on mental health and disability law.
• An ability to provide strategic advice on legal and policy issues.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills to effectively communicate with diverse clients and capacity to develop strong internal and external working relationships.
• 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 THIS ROLE

• Full time ongoing position
• Salary range: $110,357 - $127,333 plus super plus salary packaging
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) in an impactful role where you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality mental health and disability legal services across the state.

As the Deputy Managing Lawyer, you will:

• Work with the Managing Lawyers to manage and supervise a team of lawyers, including mentoring, debriefing and casework assistance.
• Support the development, implementation and review of the Mental Health and Disability Law (MHDL) program objectives
• Contribute to professional and community legal education as well as law reform and strategic advocacy initiatives.
• Provide high quality legal assistance to clients of the MHDL practice through the conduct of casework, duty lawyer services, provision of expert advice and appearing as a lawyer in complex matters.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.