Family Law Legal Assistant

BN Law Limited; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BarryNilsson is seeking an experienced Family Law Legal Assistant to join our Brisbane team on a full-time basis. You’ll bring strong administrative skills, a keen eye for detail and excellent organisational and time management abilities, with the confidence to work independently while collaborating with colleagues.

You will support the team with drafting correspondence and legal documents, diary management, file maintenance, e-filing, billing, and research tasks, helping deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills, keen eye for detail, and excellent organisational and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of correspondence and legal documents.
• Communicating with clients, barristers, mediators, and others via email and phone.
• Diary management.
• Collating and indexing disclosure and briefs (including e-briefs).
• File management and maintenance, including e-filing.
• Filing and service of court documents.
• Workflow coordination and task management.
• Undertaking research tasks.
• Monthly billing and debtor control.
• General administrative support.

Job description

About Us

Welcome to BarryNilsson. For 60 years, we’ve been shaping a better experience for our clientsand our people.What sets our firm apart is not just what we do, but whowe are: a team known for its collaborative spirit and commitment to excellence,inclusion, and innovation.As an award-winning national law firm, we’vebuilt a culture that empowers you to not only grow your career, but be yourauthentic self while you do it.

About theTeam

Our national Family Law group is led bynine well respected Principals and brings together a friendly, down-to-earthand supportive team. The group handles a broad range of complex and challengingwork for a range of clients and is recognised and awarded for the quality ofits advice, outcomes and service. As a legal assistant, you’ll play animportant role in supporting the team, in an environment that values yourcontribution and supports your career progression.

About TheRole

As our teamcontinues to grow, we’re looking for an experienced Family Law Legal Assistantto join our Brisbane team on a full-time basis. You’ll bring strongadministrative skills, a keen eye for detail and excellent organisational andtime management skills. You’ll be confident working independently and enjoycollaborating with colleagues to support the team.

Your keyresponsibilities will include:

• preparation of correspondence and legal documents;
• communicating with clients, barristers, mediators, and others via email and phone
• diary management;
• collating and indexing disclosure and briefs (including e-briefs);
• file management and maintenance, including e-filing;
• filing and service of court documents;
• workflow coordination and task management;
• undertaking research tasks;
• monthly billing and debtor control; and
• general administrative support.

Benefitsof Working with Us

Just to name a few,we have:

• been acknowledged as an ‘Employer of Choice’ for the last 7 years;
• a supportive environment where managers genuinely care about your wellbeing;
• progressive policies including a 9.5-day fortnight, working from home, purchase of leave options, volunteer leave, and a public holiday swap policy;
• an annual performance bonus scheme designed to recognise and reward strong performance;
• a relaxed office environment where you can “Dress for your Day”;
• access to our Health & Wellbeing program, BNWell, which supports the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of our people including a yearly health & wellbeing allowance and a health & wellbeing leave day; and
• a shared care parental policy with equal leave for all parents.

Ready toGo Further?

From your first day,expect to be embraced for who you are – because we’re a firm defined by ourpeople. Step into a workplace where individuality is celebrated, ambitions arerealised, and collaboration drives success. At Barry Nilsson, it’s about beingyou and going further.

BarryNilsson is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and flexible workplacewhere all of our people are supported to be their authentic selves, valued fortheir unique contributions, rewarded fairly, connected to colleagues, andempowered to achieve their full potential. We welcome applications fromAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+, as well as people ofall ages, genders, abilities and cultures. Feel free to chat to the recruiterfor this position regarding any accommodations or adjustments you may requireto the role or the recruitment process to ensure your equitable participation.