Paralegal

Avant Mutual Group; Canberra; Vor Ort; AUD 40.000 - 56.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Avant Law in Canberra is seeking a Paralegal on a part-time permanent basis (0.6 FTE) to join our specialist medico-legal team. You will work alongside solicitors and gain exposure to a diverse range of medical indemnity matters.

Ideal candidates are experienced legal administrators or paralegals with strong drafting, diary, and file-management skills, and a collaborative, client-focused approach. This position offers meaningful work in a leading firm dedicated to high-quality advocacy for

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a paralegal or administrative role within a legal environment.
• Proven ability to draft and format legal documents.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Aufgaben

• Provide paralegal and administrative support to solicitors.
• Prepare and format legal documentation including briefs and correspondence.
• Assist with court and tribunal filings and liaise with witnesses and staff.
• Maintain accurate legal files and manage invoices for services.
• Coordinate meetings, appointments and travel arrangements.
• Support the Perth legal team as needed.

Kenntnisse

Paralegal experience

Administrative role in legal env

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Fast typing & digital dictation

Legal drafting & formatting

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Managing legal files

Jobbeschreibung

Join Australia’s leading specialist medico-legal law firm and make a difference for medical professionals across Australia.

Avant Law is seeking a Paralegal to join our Canberra team on a part-time permanent basis 0.6 FTE.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced legal administrator or paralegal to work alongside specialist medico-legal solicitors and gain exposure to a diverse range of medical indemnity matters.

If you are passionate about collaboration, advocacy and delivering high-quality support to clients and members, we would love to hear from you.

Paralegal | Permanent part-time position | 0.6 FTE

Join Australia’s leading specialist medico-legal law firm and make a difference for medical professionals across Australia.

Avant Law is seeking a Paralegal to join our Canberra team on a part-time permanent basis 0.6 FTE.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced legal administrator or paralegal to work alongside specialist medico-legal solicitors and gain exposure to a diverse range of medical indemnity matters.

If you are passionate about collaboration, advocacy and delivering high-quality support to clients and members, we would love to hear from you.

About the role

Working closely with our ACT legal team, you will provide high-quality paralegal and administrative support to our solicitors and contribute to the effective day-to-day operation of Avant Law.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting solicitors with the management of legal matters and the effective functioning of the Legal team.
• Preparing and formatting legal documentation, including briefs and correspondence.
• Assisting with court and tribunal filings and liaising with witnesses, experts, court and tribunal staff.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date legal files.
• Assisting with the processing of invoices for professional legal services.
• Coordinating meetings, appointments and travel arrangements.
• Processing accounts payable invoices, monthly billings and Mastercard reconciliations.
• Providing general administrative support to the Perth legal team.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience in a paralegal or administrative role within a legal environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Fast and accurate typing skills, including experience with digital dictation.
• Experience drafting and formatting legal documentation.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Experience preparing, maintaining and managing legal files.

Why join Avant Law?

At Avant Law, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
• Benefit from a strong and consistent pipeline of work from Avant Insurance, our instructing client, who are co-located with our legal team.
• Work across a broad and diverse range of medical indemnity matters.
• Work alongside and learn from some of the leading specialist medico-legal solicitors in Australia.
• Be part of an open, supportive and highly collaborative team environment

If you are looking for a part-time paralegal opportunity where you can use your skills while gaining valuable exposure to specialist medico-legal work,

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