• 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
• Relocation support available

About the role
As a Deputy Managing Lawyer, you will use your experience to contribute to the Goulburn north-east community. Reporting to the Regional Manager, this role involves day-to-day operations of legal staff, including rostering, advocacy, and mentoring. The Deputy Managing Lawyer will serve as a senior lawyer, managing complex casework, primarily in criminal law, while also leading the development and training of lawyers with support from the Regional Manager contributing to a supportive and dynamic legal aid environment.

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

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• A current Australian practising certificate which entitles you to practise in Victoria as a government legal practitioner (mandatory).
• Proven ability in people management and leadership, fostering team development and motivation.
• Extensive legal practice experience, primarily in criminal law, with a track record of handling complex cases effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective communication with diverse stakeholders, including disadvantaged clients.
• Proven capacity to identify regional legal and policy issues, contributing to effective responses aligned with organisational strategies.
• Commitment to collaborative work and cultivating a supportive team environment, promoting cooperation and teamwork.
• Flexibility to travel as needed between Cobram, Benalla, and Seymour to provide service delivery.

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 offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy 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

How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter.

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.

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.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Monday 10 November 2025.

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.