paralegal.
- darwin city
- posted 5 days ago
- closes 19 november 2026
job details
summary
- darwin city
- AU$70,000 - AU$80,000 per year
- permanent
- full-time
- job categoryadministrative & support services
- $70,000 - $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
- Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
- Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Supportive working environment
Are you an experienced Legal Secretary or Paralegal looking for a positive change and exciting growth opportunities?
Join a local reputable family law firm that prides itself on delivering high quality legal support to its diverse client base. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in supporting a group of lawyers, ensuring the smooth, efficient day to day operation of the practice across civil litigation, workers' compensation, insurance law, and general litigation matters.
About your next role- Work in a team
- Prepare, format, and edit legal documentation, correspondence, and cost agreements from dictaphone typing and rough drafts.
- Draft and process court documentation.
- Oversee end-to-end file and matter management, maintaining precise digital and physical records.
- Manage calendars and inboxes, coordinate client appointments, and liaise professionally with barristers, courts, and external parties.
- Handle initial telephone inquiries with professionalism and efficient triage.
- Assist with end-of-month billing processes, fee earner expense management, and trust accounting tasks.
- Provide general administrative support to the legal team and perform ad-hoc office management duties as required.
- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal within a law firm, ideally within civil litigation, workers' compensation, or insurance law.
- Strong dictaphone typing skills, high level document formatting ability, and familiarity with legal practice management systems and the Microsoft Office suite.
- Prior experience or helpful working knowledge of Court forms and processes.
- Previous involvement with legal billing procedures and monthly invoicing.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, strong time management capabilities.
- Australian Working Rights (Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident).
- Relevant background or police checks prior to commencement.
- $70,000 - $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
- Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
- Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Supportive working environment
Your Next Steps
If you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, apply now with your current resume. For a confidential discussion or more information, please contact Jemma at jemma.aitken@randstad.com.au or call 0467 962 096.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
- $70,000 - $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
- Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
- Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Supportive working environment
Are you an experienced Legal Secretary or Paralegal looking for a positive change and exciting growth opportunities?
Join a local reputable family law firm that prides itself on delivering high quality legal support to its diverse client base. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in supporting a group of lawyers, ensuring the smooth, efficient day to day operation of the practice across civil litigation, workers' compensation, insurance law, and general litigation matters.
About your next role- Work in a team
- Prepare, format, and edit legal documentation, correspondence, and cost agreements from dictaphone typing and rough drafts.
- Draft and process court documentation.
- Oversee end-to-end file and matter management, maintaining precise digital and physical records.
- Manage calendars and inboxes, coordinate client appointments, and liaise professionally with barristers, courts, and external parties.
- Handle initial telephone inquiries with professionalism and efficient triage.
- Assist with end-of-month billing processes, fee earner expense management, and trust accounting tasks.
- Provide general administrative support to the legal team and perform ad-hoc office management duties as required.
- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal within a law firm, ideally within civil litigation, workers' compensation, or insurance law.
- Strong dictaphone typing skills, high level document formatting ability, and familiarity with legal practice management systems and the Microsoft Office suite.
- Prior experience or helpful working knowledge of Court forms and processes.
- Previous involvement with legal billing procedures and monthly invoicing.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, strong time management capabilities.
- Australian Working Rights (Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident).
- Relevant background or police checks prior to commencement.
- $70,000 - $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
- Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
- Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Supportive working environment
Your Next Steps
If you have the skills and experience to succeed in this role, apply now with your current resume. For a confidential discussion or more information, please contact Jemma at jemma.aitken@randstad.com.au or call 0467 962 096.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
key responsibilities
- Work in a team
- Prepare, format, and edit legal documentation, correspondence, and cost agreements from dictaphone typing and rough drafts
- Draft and process court documentation
- Oversee end-to-end file and matter management, maintaining precise digital and physical records
- Manage calendars and inboxes, coordinate client appointments, and liaise professionally with barristers, courts, and external parties
- Handle initial telephone inquiries with professionalism and efficient triage
qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal within a law
- firm ideally within civil litigation workers' compensation or insurance law
- Strong typing skills
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