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- Full-time
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- $193,946 - $263,771 a year
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- Hybrid work
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Department of Education —Melbourne City Centre VIC
- Full-time
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Recruitment Coordinator, Early Careers
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Magistrates Court —Melbourne Western Suburbs VIC
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Court Services Victoria —Melbourne VIC
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Lawyer, Negligence, Litigation and Redress Unit

Department of Education -
Melbourne VIC

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Job Details

Full-time
$100,894 - $114,476 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

Work from home
Employee assistance program

Qualifications

Risk management

Full Job Description

Overview

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $100,894 - $114,476

Grade: VPS 4

Occupation: Legal

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/PES/1933277

An exciting opportunity exists for a junior lawyer to advance their legal career and to obtain valuable experience as a government lawyer in the Workplace and Education Law (WEL) branch of the Legal Division, in the Negligence Litigation and Redress unit (NLR).

About us

The Department of Education (the department) is responsible for delivering and regulating state-wide learning and development services to approximately one-third of all Victorians across the early childhood and school education sectors. The department is also one of Victoria's biggest employers, with approximately 80,000 teaching staff and around 5,000 public service employees.

The Legal Division provides highly valued legal services to support the delivery of the department's strategic objectives, key reforms and to manage legal risk. In doing so, Legal Division provides direct, practical and strategic legal advice to portfolio ministers, the secretary, other senior staff and over 1,600 government schools, supporting approximately over 650,000 Victorian Government school students.

About the role – ongoing

The NLR unit manages all litigated and non-litigated negligence claims brought against the department, including personal injury and property damage claims, bullying and historical sexual abuse claims. In addition, this unit is responsible for managing the department's responses to requests for information about applications for Redress.

Working closely with Principal Lawyers and Managers and Senior Lawyers in the Legal Division, the role will assist in the provision of high quality, timely legal advice often in short timeframes in relation to a wide range of claims (both litigated and non-litigated) made across Victorian government schools. The role will also assist with the department's response to the National Redress Scheme.

The successful candidate will have legal knowledge of tort law (common law and Wrongs Act) and/or experience in negligence litigation claims including in relation to duty of care and risk management, as well as some understanding of current child safety reporting.

Why join us?

Meaningful work that is varied, satisfying and rewarding – A career as a government lawyer provides opportunities that are unrivalled by the private sector. Scale, impact and richness of work sets the public sector apart from almost every other employer. To find out more about the wide range of opportunities for bright publicly minded lawyers visit Legal profession | vic.gov.au

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements — Part time, flexible start and finish times, work from home to help manage your work and personal commitments.
Competitive salary – Annual salary increases in line with the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement
Diversity and inclusion - As one of Victoria's largest employers, the department is committed to creating an organisation that is inclusive and ensuring it has a workforce that represents the community it serves.
Values – The department has adopted the public sector values which are set out in the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees, which are Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values underpin how we interact with colleagues, students and families, members of the community, suppliers and government.
Employee assistance program — For emotional, mental and general psychological wellbeing and support

How to apply

For more information, please review the attached position description.

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages).

For a confidential discussion regarding the role, please contact Samantha Burris, 03 7022 2485, or Sabrine Daniels, 03 7008 8275, Principal Lawyers and Managers, Legal Division.

Visit http://www.careers.vic.gov.au/vacancies/tips-for-applying for guidelines and tips for applying for government positions.

Applications close Thursday 23 July 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

9 July 2026

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