Title:  Paralegal

VIDA Roads

VPS2 Paralegal

• Hybrid working environment with flexibility (full or part time considered). 

• 3 years fixed term, VPS2 Level + super & benefits. 
•  180 Lonsdale St, Melbourne CBD

About VIDA ROADS

VIDA Roads (formerly Major Road Projects Victoria) is delivering a massive investment in the state’s roads.  We’re delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.

The West Gate Tunnel Project will give Melbourne a second freeway link between the west and the city – providing a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge and a vital second river crossing.

North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network with new 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. We’re also overhauling the Eastern Freeway and completing the M80 Ring Road at Greensborough.

VIDA Roads is also delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.

Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.

Join us in building better connections for Victoria by:

• Assisting in the preparation and review of legal and probity documents and briefs on some of Victoria’s most significant and impactful infrastructure projects. 

• Assist in contract and claims management, including by maintaining records, supporting claims assessment and assisting in the drafting of correspondence. 
• Assist in legal research and the preparation of case notes and guidance material to support ongoing training and understanding of the Legal team and internal clients.

• Maintain responsibility for the management and oversight of templates and internal registers, such as registers of legal advice, indemnities, or probity matters. 

• Assist with a wide range of other legal and probity matters, with guidance from a supportive and experienced team.

The Paralegal will be inspired to apply exceptional attention to detail and ability to spot issues in the provision of document reviews, proofing, research tasks and the management of registers and templates to support legal team outcomes.

The Paralegal will be motivated to assist the Legal team in servicing the VIDA Roads teams on a wide range of legal, regulatory and probity issues, including property, planning and environment, construction law, contracts, procurement, freedom of information, privacy, conflicts of interest and legislation and policy. This position will provide the opportunity to gain valuable exposure to legal processes and practices in the growing transport infrastructure sector and inspire them to provide advice and support that will benefit the legacy of VIDA Roads.

About You

• Organised, reliable and detail-orientated – you take great pride in your methodical approach to the work that you do! 

• A team player that thrives in a collaborative, issues rich environment. 

• A problem solver who demonstrates initiative when completing administrative, legal and commercial tasks. 

• Confident and precise when completing legal reviews and drafting correspondence. 

• A current law student interested in a legal career within the construction or transport infrastructure industry or recent law graduate. 

This opportunity is a 3-year, fixed term.

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here.

What can we offer you?

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you – we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here
is what we already have in store for you:

• VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements.
• Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots.
• Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport.
• Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers.
• We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues.
• Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment.
• Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.

VIDA Road’s commitment to Gender Equality

• As part of VIDA Road’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, we are making gender equality a key priority at VIDA Roads.
• We are actively looking to attract and promote women into non- traditional roles and putting support structures in place to help them succeed,
• As part of part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, VIDA Roads has launched a Gender Equality Action Plan – a blueprint for improvement and our progress will be tracked annually.  Watch Dian, one of our talented Senior Project Managers share her thoughts on why diversity is important and what involvement she has had in the VIDA Roads Gender Equality Action plan!

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national
police check and misconduct screening.

To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities,
apply for a role with us today.