Paralegal

Dentons; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equitable salary packaging

Salary sacrificing and novated leases

5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 m

Flexible and agile working

Generous health and wellbeing programs

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Dentons Australia in Sydney is seeking a paralegal to support our Recovery and Restructuring practice on a full-time permanent basis. You will assist in managing a portfolio of files for major banks and lenders, alongside lawyers, with focus on compliance and quality assurance.

You will be well organised with strong drafting and client communication skills, handling workload under pressure and contributing to a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Extremely well organised with superior drafting skills and close attention to detail.
• Handle a large workload and keep files up to date.
• Law firm experience not required; recoveries experience is favoured.
• Law students: apply only if at least 2 years remain in your degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage files from start to finish.
• Prepare and issue legal documents, including statutory notices and court documents.
• Act as the first contact for clients, maintaining regular communications via online portal.
• Liaise with customers on sensitive financial matters to arrange suitable outcomes.
• Collaborate with lawyers to progress matters through Courts.

Skills

File management

Drafting

Client communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Dentons Australia has a fantastic opportunity in our Sydney office for someone looking to start or build upon their Paralegal career in our growing Recovery and Restructuring practice on a full-time permanent basis.

In this role, you will be acting on behalf of a number of Australia's major banks and non-bank lenders on secured and unsecured recovery matters. The work is of a fast-paced nature, which will see you having the responsibility of managing a portfolio of files. You will also work alongside lawyers in the team with an emphasis on compliance and quality assurance.

Your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Responsibility of file management (from start to finish);
• Preparing and issuing legal documents, including statutory notices and court documents;
• Acting as first point of contact for clients, maintaining regular communications via specialised online web-based portal;
• Outbound and inbound calls with defaulting customers, including liaising directly with customers in relation to sensitive financial matters with the aim to come to suitable arrangements; and
• Working with lawyers to progress matters through Courts.
  

What you'll need to succeed

You will be extremely well organised and have superior drafting skills and close attention to detail. In this role, you will handle a large workload and will be required to keep your workload up to date.

You will enjoy working in a friendly team environment under supportive partners, with on-the-job training to help you along the way. You will be self-motivated and driven, with a professional outlook and phone manner and the ability to work under pressure and deal with sensitive matters.

Prior law firm experience is not a pre-requisite although applicants with secured or unsecured recoveries experience will be favourably considered. Law students should only apply if they have 2 years (or more) left on their degree.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.