Expression of Interest - Paralegal Opportunities

Hall & Wilcox; Canberra; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Buddy from day one

Structured induction

Mentoring from lawyers

Learning & development

Foundation Legal Skills Academy

Hands-on experience

Career coaching

Clerkship/Graduate programs

Job summary

Hall & Wilcox offers casual paralegal opportunities to law students across Australia, including Canberra. You could be involved in legal research, preparing court documents and large‑scale e‑discovery, drafting correspondence, attending client meetings and handling small litigation matters from start to finish.

Paralegals are recruited throughout the year for short‑term projects or ongoing roles, with mentoring and development pathways.

Qualifications

• Casual paralegal opportunities across a range of locations including Canberra.
• Short-term projects or ongoing roles depending on business needs.
• Support with legal research, drafting correspondence and other paralegal tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with legal research and drafting court documents.
• Contribute to large-scale e-discovery projects.
• Attend client meetings and assist with running small litigation matters.

Skills

Legal research

Court documents drafting

Education

Law student

Job description

Paralegal – Casual Opportunities

We provide law students the opportunity to gain valuable legal experience while completing their degree. We offer casual paralegal opportunities across all of our locations: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney.

Paralegals are recruited throughout the year for short‑term projects or ongoing roles depending on business needs. As a paralegal you could be involved in legal research, preparing court documents, large‑scale e‑discovery, drafting correspondence, attending client meetings and running small litigation matters from start to finish.

What We Offer

• A buddy from day one
• A structured induction program
• Mentoring from experienced lawyers
• A diverse range of learning and development opportunities
• Access to our Foundation Legal Skills Academy – a training program that provides practical training for early career cross‑practice foundation legal and business skills
• Hands‑on practical legal experience
• Career coaching with our Early Careers team
• The opportunity to apply to our clerkship and/or graduate programs

About Us

Hall & Wilcox delivers outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian‑based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive. We do great work, smarter. We’re passionate about the work we do and the long‑term value it creates for clients. We’re known for our Smarter Law brand promise. We listen, partner and solve.

We value people, embrace diversity and inclusivity and aspire to create a workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds, First Nations, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

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