Paralegal/Legal Assistant | Sydney

Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers in Sydney CBD is seeking a proactive Paralegal to support the Employment and Immigration team. You will assist a Partner and lawyers in a busy, varied environment, handling secretarial tasks, diary management, travel coordination and document drafting.

The role requires litigation experience, excellent communication and strong organisational skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Litigation & advisory experience is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support
• Diary and calendar management
• Organising meetings and travel arrangements
• Drafting correspondence and court documents
• Preparing briefs to Counsel
• File and document management
• Opening and closing files

Skills

Litigation experience

Client communication

Organization skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

When it matters,
our people are
there for you.

Carroll & O’Dea is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Wollongong, Newcastle, Hobart and Melbourne. We offer specialist legal services in litigation and dispute resolution, property, employment & industrial relations and plaintiff personal injury law. Our clients include a broad cross-section of corporate, government, not for profit, SME and personal clients.

The Opportunity

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Paralegal to join our Employment and Immigration team based in our Sydney CBD office. Supporting a Partner and lawyers this full-time role is suited to candidates who enjoy the challenge of a busy and varied work environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support
• Diary and calendar management
• Organising meetings and travel arrangements
• Drafting correspondence and court documents
• Preparing briefs to Counsel
• File and document management
• Opening and closing files

Successful candidates will have:

• Litigation & advisory experience
• Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels
• Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines
• Strong Microsoft Office and Outlook skills
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail

We are ideally looking for a well presented self-starter who is passionate about providing high-quality client service and has a genuinely proactive attitude. This dynamic role will keep you busy and you will enjoy undertaking a range of secretarial-related tasks.

We have a friendly and supportive work environment, collaborative culture and a team of talented staff. We take pride in our culture of providing clients with traditional personal service.

If you want to be a part of our energetic team culture and are client focused, do not miss this opportunity!

We require successful applicants to provide a satisfactory police clearance prior to commencing employment.

We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

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