Legal roles within 150km of Melbourne— who's advertising, what they pay, and the latest openings.
What you'd take home
−$0/week
As a Legal worker in Melbourne, the median advertised salary is about $110 less per week than the national median.
Melbourne
Take-home after rent
$1,652/wk
National median
≈ −$5,720/year difference in salary alone.
State-capital salary data wasn't available for this classification, so this compares against the national median instead. Melbourne's rent is shown for context only — it isn't netted against a capital figure we don't have.
Housing-based estimate. Compares median advertised salary and median weekly rent; excludes food, transport and other living costs. Salary from live listings; rent from ABS regional data.
By the numbers
104 new roles this week· 621 in the last 30 days
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Legal broken down by specialism — each tile jumps to the latest roles.
90 rolesOther86 rolesLitigation & Dispute Resolution
61 rolesCorporate & Commercial Law
54 rolesGeneralists - In-house
42 rolesFamily Law40 rolesLaw Clerks & Paralegals
39 rolesGeneralists - Law Firm33 rolesProperty Law31 rolesPersonal Injury Law30 rolesLegal Secretaries
26 rolesEnvironment & Planning Law
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Pinsent Masons Vario
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Hall and Wilcox
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CIE Legal
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County Court of Victoria
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