Paralegal

Avant; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Avant Law in Sydney is seeking a motivated Paralegal to join our team on a full-time basis. You will support the medico-legal team across health law matters, preparing documentation, managing filings, and coordinating with witnesses and court staff.

Ideally you have previous paralegal or legal administration experience, strong typing and MS Office skills, and a detail-oriented, organized approach to multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous paralegal or legal administrative experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fast and accurate typing, including digital dictation typing.
• Experience drafting and formatting legal documents.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• High attention to detail and effective file management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documentation including briefs, correspondence, subpoenas, summaries, and chronologies.
• Manage court and tribunal filings.
• Access and review subpoenaed documents.
• Liaise with witnesses, experts, court, and tribunal staff.
• Attend court and record detailed court notes.
• Coordinate meetings and take minutes.
• Undertake legal research.
• Assist with invoice processing and settled matter administration.
• Provide general office administration and phone support.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal administrative

Typing speed

Legal research

Education

Law student (undergrad/postgrad)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Paralegal – Avant Law

Sydney | Full-Time

Join Australia’s leading medico-legal law firm and make a meaningful impact supporting medical professionals across the country.

For more than 130 years, Avant Mutual Group has protected and supported Australia’s medical professionals. Today, Avant represents over 90,000 health practitioners and medical students nationwide, delivering market-leading products and services tailored to their professional, personal, and practice needs.

As a member-owned mutual organisation, our focus is entirely on supporting our members. Beyond providing insurance and legal services, we advocate for improvements in healthcare quality, safety, and professionalism through education, research, and industry leadership.

The Opportunity

Avant Law is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our Sydney team on a full-time basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside some of Australia’s leading specialist medico-legal solicitors in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide essential support to the legal team by assisting solicitors in the management of health law matters in Courts, Tribunals, Coroners Court and regulators and contributing to the effective operation of the legal practice

• Preparing legal documentation including briefs, correspondence, subpoenas, summaries, and chronologies
• Managing court and tribunal filings
• Accessing and reviewing subpoenaed documents
• Liaising with witnesses, experts, court, and tribunal staff
• Attending court and recording detailed court notes
• Coordinating meetings and taking minutes
• Undertaking legal research
• Assisting with invoice processing and settled matter administration
• Providing general office administration and phone support

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience in a paralegal or legal administrative role
  (Law students currently undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate studies are encouraged to apply)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Fast and accurate typing skills, including digital dictation typing
• Experience drafting and formatting legal documents
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• High attention to detail
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience preparing and maintaining legal files

Why Join Avant Law?

• Work for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm
• Access a consistent and high-quality pipeline of work through our close relationship with Avant Insurance
• Gain exposure to a broad range of complex and interesting medical indemnity matters
• Collaborate with highly regarded medico-legal specialists in a supportive, open, and team-oriented environment
• Be part of an organisation dedicated to supporting Australia’s healthcare professionals

If you are passionate about collaboration, advocacy, and making a genuine difference for medical professionals, we would love to hear from you.