About the Role
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking engaged administrative assistants to join our team in Ballarat as legal assistants.
Reporting to the Administrative Services Manager, you will work within a team of legal assistants to provide a broad range of legal administration support to our lawyers and the wider office including word processing, data entry, file management and reception services.
You will also assist legal aid clients with general enquiries and work with external legal practitioners and community legal centres to ensure the needs of our clients are met.
This role is based at our Ballarat office on Wathaurung Country.
About You
* Strong administrative skills, including excellent organization, prioritization, and the ability to work well under pressure.
* Demonstrated ability to provide client-focused services in a complex, confidential, and sensitive environment.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, enabling effective communication with diverse backgrounds.
* Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office suite.
* Proven commitment to collaborative teamwork.
Why Ballarat?
Our office is just over an hour drive from Melbourne and Geelong.
All the amenities of a city, without the extended commute to work.
Exposure to multiple practice areas including crime, child protection, family violence, family law and civil justice.
Opportunity to deliver community legal education with legal staff and other specialist roles.
Feel a sense of connectedness and community from working in regional Australia.
About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most.
With over 1300 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.