Legal Assistant (Personal Injury)

Lawyers Weekly; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Angela Sdrinis Legal is seeking a Personal Injuries Legal Assistant to join our Institutional Abuse team on a full-time basis in Melbourne. The role supports solicitors with file management, client liaison, and document preparation in a busy, collaborative environment.

You will handle day-to-day administration, draft correspondence, schedule appointments, liaise with courts and professionals, and contribute to accurate billings and file notes, while delivering excellent client service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Legal Assistant role is preferable.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on maintaining strong relationships with clients.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with a diverse client group with the ability to handle sensitive matters professionally and with empathy.
• Being a self-starter with a pro‑active can-do attitude with high attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks whilst maintaining quality.
• The ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team.
• Confidence in fast paced environments with tenacity to meet deadlines.
• A strong understanding of court processes; and
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Assisting solicitors with day-to-day management of client files.
• Summarising/organising client records.
• Administration flow and workload management across the office;
• Follow operator instructions to arrange opening and closing of files.
• Draft advanced correspondence.
• Arrange and manage appointments, together with executive assistant type tasks; and
• Various administration tasks including incoming enquiries, liaising with courts and other professionals, preparing bills and producing detailed file notes.

Skills

Legal Assistant experience

Interpersonal communication

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Personal Injuries Legal Assistant to join our Institutional Abuse team on full-time basis. (4 days per week will be considered for the right candidate)

In this role, you will be responsible for working with a diverse client base. The successful candidate will be working in a dynamic and collaborative environment with benefits such as learning & development opportunities, work life balance and a favourable remuneration package will be provided. In this busy role use of your strong client service and administrative skills will be vital.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting solicitors with day-to-day management of client files
• Summarising/organising client records.
• Administration flow and workload management across the office;
• Follow operator instructions to arrange opening and closing of files;
• Draft advanced correspondence;
• Arrange and manage appointments, together with executive assistant type tasks; and
• Various administration tasks including incoming enquiries, liaising with courts and other professionals, preparing bills and producing detailed file notes.

Key Selection Criteria

• Experience in a Legal Assistant role is preferrable;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on maintaining strong relationships with clients;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with a diverse client group with the ability to handle sensitive matters professionally and with empathy;
• Being a self-starter with a pro‑active can- do attitude with high attention to detail and the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks whilst maintaining quality;
• The ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team;
• Confidence in fast paced environments with tenacity to meet deadlines;
• A strong understanding of court processes; and
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Angela Sdrinis Legal is a diverse and inclusive workplace and actively working to create a strong and inclusive culture.