Junior Solicitor - Hands-on Experience & Mentoring

Harrow Legal; Cumberland; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring and guidance from solicitors

Hands-on real client matters

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Harrow Legal, a Sydney-based firm, is relocating to Ashfield by the end of 2026 and is hiring a Junior Solicitor on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will gradually take on more responsibility as experience grows, with exposure to diverse client matters and court processes.

You will draft documents, conduct research, and liaise with clients, barristers, and courts, while developing skills in advocacy, drafting, negotiation and client management within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Holds an Australian law degree and is admitted, or eligible for admission, as a solicitor in New South Wales.
• Holds, or is eligible to hold, a current NSW Practising Certificate.
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates excellent attention to detail.
• Is organised and capable of managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Has sound legal research and drafting skills.
• Is confident communicating professionally with clients.
• Has a strong work ethic and takes ownership of their work.

Responsibilities

• Drafting correspondence, legal documents, court documents and other materials.
• Conducting legal research and preparing advice.
• Communicating with clients, other solicitors, barristers, courts and relevant organisations.
• Attending court, conferences, mediations and client meetings where appropriate.
• Reviewing and managing carriage of own matters, evidence and supporting documentation.
• Assisting with preparation for hearings and other court proceedings.
• Managing files, deadlines and client correspondence.
• Maintaining accurate and comprehensive file notes and records.
• Working collaboratively with solicitors and support staff across the firm; and
• Undertaking other legal work appropriate to the solicitor's level of experience.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Legal research & drafting

Client communication

Education

Australian law degree

Admitted or eligible in NSW

Job description

Harrow Legal, a Sydney-based firm, is relocating to Ashfield by the end of 2026 and is hiring a Junior Solicitor on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will gradually take on more responsibility as experience grows, with exposure to diverse client matters and court processes.

You will draft documents, conduct research, and liaise with clients, barristers, and courts, while developing skills in advocacy, drafting, negotiation and client management within a supportive team.