Paralegal

• $70,000 - $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
• Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
• Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
• Supportive working environment

Are you an experienced Legal Secretary or Paralegal looking for a positive change and exciting growth opportunities?

Join a local reputable family law firm that prides itself on delivering high quality legal support to its diverse client base. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in supporting a group of lawyers, ensuring the smooth, efficient day to day operation of the practice across civil litigation, workers' compensation, insurance law, and general litigation matters.

About your next role

• Work in a team
• Prepare, format, and edit legal documentation, correspondence, and cost agreements from dictaphone typing and rough drafts.
• Draft and process court documentation.
• Oversee end-to-end file and matter management, maintaining precise digital and physical records.
• Manage calendars and inboxes, coordinate client appointments, and liaise professionally with barristers, courts, and external parties.
• Handle initial telephone inquiries with professionalism and efficient triage.
• Assist with end-of-month billing processes, fee earner expense management, and trust accounting tasks.
• Provide general administrative support to the legal team and perform ad-hoc office management duties as required.

What you will need to bring

• Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal within a law firm, ideally within civil litigation, workers' compensation, or insurance law.
• Strong dictaphone typing skills, high level document formatting ability, and familiarity with legal practice management systems and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Prior experience or helpful working knowledge of Court forms and processes.
• Previous involvement with legal billing procedures and monthly invoicing.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, strong time management capabilities.

Mandatory Requirements

• Australian Working Rights (Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident).
• Relevant background or police checks prior to commencement.

What you will get in return

• $70,000 - $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
• Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
• Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
• Supportive working environment

Your Next Steps

If you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, apply now with your current resume. For a confidential discussion or more information, please contact Jemma at jemma.aitken@randstad.com.au or call 0467 962 096.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.