Asbestos & Dust Legal Assistant — Compassionate Case Support

Maurice Blackburn; Southampton; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flex working model

End of Year leave and wellbeing leave

Parental leave (22 weeks)

Salary Continuance & Life Insurance

Wellbeing framework and discounts

Job summary

Maurice Blackburn is seeking a proactive Legal Assistant to provide essential administrative and legal support within our Asbestos and Dust team. You will help guide clients through the compensation journey, handling documentation, scheduling, and correspondence with care and professionalism.

This role offers meaningful, human-centric work at a nationally respected firm, with flexible hybrid arrangements and opportunities for coaching and career development.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A trustworthy, professional approach to handling confidential client information.
• A genuine learning mindset and eagerness to expand knowledge and skillset.
• Comfort with legal technology and AI tools, or enthusiasm to build proficiency quickly.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for client enquiries, professional, prompt, and helpful.
• Keep clients in the loop with clear, timely updates.
• Support client files from start to finish.
• Prepare correspondence, legal documents and court materials.
• Manage diaries, appointments and meetings.
• Process mail and correspondence.
• Handle client billing and related admin.
• Support the legal team with general administrative tasks.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Learning mindset

Comfort with legal tech/AI tools

Tools

Legal technology tools

AI tools

Job description

Maurice Blackburn is seeking a proactive Legal Assistant to provide essential administrative and legal support within our Asbestos and Dust team. You will help guide clients through the compensation journey, handling documentation, scheduling, and correspondence with care and professionalism.

This role offers meaningful, human-centric work at a nationally respected firm, with flexible hybrid arrangements and opportunities for coaching and career development.