Trainee Legal Assistant (Personal Injuries)

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers; Ipswich City; Presencial; AUD 34.000 - 41.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

End of Year leave

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Hybrid flex working model

Salary Continuance & Life Insurance

Annual Leave loading

Descripción de la vacante

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is seeking a Trainee Legal Assistant to join the Personal Injuries team in Browns Plains or Ipswich. The 6‑month, part‑time contract offers three days per week, with flexibility for four days. You will support Legal Assistants and fee earners, helping deliver efficient service to clients.

Key tasks include document prep, court filing, diary management and filing, with a focus on accuracy and confidentiality while developing legal admin skills.

Formación

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships.
• Willingness to learn and develop administrative/technical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general computer skills.
• Understanding of maintaining client and firm confidentiality.

Responsabilidades

• Provide general administrative and legal support to Legal Assistants and Lawyers.
• Arrange appointments and manage diaries and schedules.
• Prepare legal documentation and assist with court filings.
• Assist with preparation for court hearings.
• Open, close and archive files.
• Manage hard copy and electronic filing.
• Update file information and complete administrative tasks.
• Compile briefs for medicolegal experts and counsel.
• Assist with obtaining legal and medical reports.
• Support general office administration, including some reception duties.
• Provide friendly, professional service to clients and stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Willingness to learn

MS Office

Confidentiality

Digital literacy

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Trainee Legal Assistant (Personal Injuries)

For over 100 years, Maurice Blackburn has stood up for those who need us most. With courage and compassion, we extend access to justice to countless Australians. We look beyond the immediate challenge to support people in moments that matter across their lives, and continually push for better solutions for our clients. We invest in and empower our people to stand up for what we believe in and go fearlessly forward together.

We work on real cases, achieving important and positive results in real people’s lives, which is why we are one of Australia’s mostrespected law firms.Maurice Blackburn, experience you can count on.

About the role

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a Trainee Legal Assistant to join our Personal Injuries team, based in either our Browns Plains or Ipswich office. This is a 6 month, part-time contract, ideally working three days per week. We are also happy to consider fewer hours spread across four days for the right candidate.

As a Trainee Legal Assistant, you will provide administrative and legal support to our Legal Assistants and fee earners, helping the team work efficiently and deliver a high standard of service to our clients.

Working under guidance, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative and legal support to Legal Assistants and Lawyers
• Arranging appointments and managing diaries and schedules
• Preparing legal documentation and assisting with court documents
• Assisting with preparation for court hearings
• Opening, closing and archiving files
• Managing hard copy and electronic filing
• Updating file information and completing administrative tasks
• Compiling briefs for medicolegal experts and counsel
• Assisting with obtaining legal and medical reports and documents
• Supporting general office administration, including some reception duties incoming and outgoing correspondence
• Providing a friendly, professional and timely service to clients and other stakeholders.

About you

You will be organised, approachable and willing to learn. You will have strong attention to detail and be comfortable working across a range of administrative tasks in a busy team environment.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• The ability to build positive working relationships
• A willingness to learn, seek feedback and develop your administrative and technical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general computer and digital literacy
• An understanding of the importance of maintaining client and firm confidentiality.

Previous experience in legal or corporate reception would be well regarded. Administrative or personal assistant experience is also desirable but is not essential.

• Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities
• End of Year leave, 1 day first year, 4 days after 2 years
• Comprehensive mental health framework, including wellbeing leave (up to 4 extra days per year)and $299 reimbursement
• 22 Weeks Parental leave with your superannuation guaranteed and back-to-work transition policy
• Rewards and recognition platform with fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts
• A hybrid flex working model
• Salary Continuance & Life Insurance
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

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Our shared values represent what we stand for and guide how we act, with Courage; Compassion; Collaboration; Fairness and Tenacity.

We love that you have a life outside of work and we’re happy to support yours. We provide you a safe, supportive and collaborative environment, backed by inclusive leaders and progressive people policies, where you can be your authentic self and thrive. Here we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, age and family arrangements. Applications from First Nations People are encouraged.

Additional Information

Our Circle Back Initiative partnership means we’re committed to responding to every applicant.

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to undergo background checks as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant workplace