Coordinator, Client Contributions and Cost Recovery

About this role

• Full time ongoing position 
• Salary range: $104,925 - $122,409 plus super plus salary packaging  
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model 

About the role 
This role will involve day-to-day supervision and people management, including staff training and development as well as the management and monitoring of staff performance. You will also lead the administration of case costs awarded by the courts to VLA, including overseeing the lodgement of applications to the Appeal Costs Board, and pursuing payment of outstanding debts to VLA. 

Additionally, as VLA's lead in respect of PEXA, you will provide advice to VLA staff on securities, conveyancing practices and relevant VLA policies, including interstate practices and legislation as required. You will also conduct negotiations with respect to financial and practical release of securities, having regard to existing and proposed court orders, relevant legislation and VLA policy. 

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri 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. 
• Strong people management and leadership skills.  
• Experience in debt recovery and administration and knowledge of and/or experience in financial reporting and governance. 
• Knowledge and/or experience of conveyancing procedures and transactions including mortgages, caveats and transfers. 
• Knowledge and/or experience of costs law or the ability to acquire such knowledge. 
• Ability to produce debt management and other reports as required.  

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 
• Opportunity to join Myki Commuter Club (and salary package the cost) 
• Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office) 
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance 

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

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 Rebecca DelBrocco, Principal Lawyer – GQA on (03) 9606 5275 or recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au. 

No agency applications will be accepted. 

Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 2 December 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.