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  • Catholic Clergy Claims
    Catholic Clergy Claims
    Dr Vivian Waller has acted in claims against Catholic Clergy since 1995.
  • State Ward Claims
    State Ward Claims
    Dr Viv Waller has acted for former wards of the state of Victoria since 1997 when she commenced group litigation on behalf of many former residents of the Ballarat Orphanage who were abused in care.
  • The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
    The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
    Established in January 2013, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse investigated how institutions like schools, churches and sporting groups responded to allegations of child sexual abuse.

Internships

Opportunities exist for senior undergraduate law students to gain valuable experience working at Waller Legal on a volunteer basis. We also accept PLT placements.

Internships and PLT placements

Waller Legal welcomes applications for volunteer placements and Practical Legal Training placements.

Working at Waller Legal is not for everyone.  The subject matter can be very challenging.  We are a litigation practice with all the excitement and pressure that entails.

We require all team members to have maturity, exceptional interpersonal skills, compassion, patience and an aptitude for clear communication.  We require advanced written skills, attention to detail and an ability to think logically and approach tasks in an organised and thoughtful manner.  We look for motivated people with the capacity to work to a high standard under pressure.  We choose people with a passion for social justice and the drive to make a difference.

As a PLT student or intern you will be doing interesting and varied work such as preparing chronologies, reviewing clinical notes, researching points of law, sitting in on interviews or attending court or settlement conferences.  As in many roles, even as a fully-fledged solicitor, there is some administrative work to be done such as the preparation of briefs for counsel.  We will give you meaningful and varied work to develop your skills.

Everyone at Waller Legal enjoys working in an informal, supportive and productive team environment.  We value the work done by our interns and have an established intern program.

Waller Legal rarely, if ever, advertises solicitor positions or appoints solicitors from outside the firm.  Our solicitor appointments are made internally from the pool of volunteers, PLT students or legal assistants.  We need to know you are made of the right stuff and you need to know that this kind of work is for you.

If you think you’ve got what it takes – sensitivity, strength, ability and passion – then please apply for an internship or PLT placement at Waller Legal by sending your resume and contact details to recruitment@wallerlegal.com.au. A covering letter is not required. 

 

In pursuit of justice
In The News
Testimonials

  • Yes indeed, thank you Vivian for your perseverance and dedication in doing whatever you can to bring about some justice in the absence of a full ecclesiastical council/court to judge publicly those who have violated not only the natural law, but the law of God in whose name these violations have taken place.

    Kathleen

  • Thank you Vivian, I really appreciate all your help, you have given me a second chance in life.

    RF

  • What Dr Waller has achieved for me is nothing short of a miracle.  At the age of 60 I was feeling very upset at the abuse that I had encountered as a very young girl at the hands of a Salesian Brother.  My dealings with the Salesians many years later to try and resolve the matter left a very bitter taste in my mouth.  In fact, they made me feel abused all over again.  Vivian Waller was referred to me by Broken Rites, and that was the day my life changed.  I am so grateful that my words feel a little trite.

    Vivian has a no nonsense approach, keeps you on track, is honest, and like a dog with a bone, she keeps you going to have the desired outcome.  The world needs more Vivians.  Myself and my family are forever grateful to you.  Thanks mate, you’re my hero.

    Cathie

  • Viv Waller spent many hours over months gathering, sorting and preparing our evidence and my statement - a statement which was webcast around Australia and the world. 

    Viv Waller has spent her professional career solely helping and assisting people who were sexually assaulted as children by those in religious organisations.  In so many cases she had taken the power from the perpetrator and given it back to the survivor.

    Viv Waller’s work is essential.  Her guidance, abilities and professionalism lead me through a most overwhelming and daunting task which I can only thank her for.

    Chrissie Foster

  • As a mother, I write to express my gratitude to you and your team for the support of my daughter following her sexual assault three years ago.  Although the bloke who assaulted her was not charged the dollars being awarded to her following your intervention certainly acknowledges the wrong that was done – and will I hope, help her to move on.  Thank you for the work you do.  With much gratitude and appreciation.

    PS

  • I have thought of you often and the journey and the process of the last couple of years.  As a survivor you can think that every end step will be closure—arrest, guilt, sentencing, criminal case finished, civil case complete.  But there is never really an end.  Each part of the process is just a step closer to healing and closure.  You and your staff did a fab job of walking me through the civil case.

    For six months the money has sat idle in an account I can’t touch.  It feels as though if I touch it I am accepting it as silence money and once again feeling gagged.  But I am getting there.  It will be used towards a fresh start.  Hope for a more whole and healed future.  Thank you for being part of the process.

    Thank you for your professionalism, support, and persistence.

    KD

  • Six years after the settlement:

    It has been a long and well-travelled road for our girl, but I never thought I would see the day when she is as happy as she is now.  I was so happy when she decided to study nursing!  The settlement that she received enabled her to study full time over the past three years without having to worry about working while studying.

    What happened to our daughter, and to us as a family, will never go away, however, our daughter has managed to pick up the fragments of her life and move on. The horrors of what have happened will not disappear, perhaps just fade as more joyful occasions occur in her life.

    I want all of you to know what a tower of strength and support you were to all of us and that without you, our daughter’s life would have turned out very differently.

    You are always in our thoughts with gratitude for what you achieved.

    TJ

  • Thank you so much for your efforts in this matter, and your patience with my frustrations as well.

    BQ

  • You are a wonderful warrior for truth and justice.

    Mary

  • Thank you so much from me personally.  This decision has actually turned my life back around.  I didn’t realise how much my heart was hurting from anger and disbelief in the system.

    My heart is lighter and more at peace thanks to you all.  As a family we are unable to find suitable words on how much your efforts, consideration and concern means to us.  At last someone fought and believed in us.  Truly you have given us all so much peace.

    WK
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