Paralegal

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Paralegal . Terms and conditions vacancy

• Permanent Full-Time position based in Helensvale
• Friendly, positive, and supportive team
• Want the opportunity to work on interesting cases?

Our Firm

Come and right wrong with us. At Shine Lawyers, we are a non-traditional law firm committed to understanding the needs of our clients, pro-actively working to stand up for the little guy. We’re a national team of 700+ dedicated professionals who enjoy coming in each day to help make a difference.

We are fortunate to work with people across a range of personal injury litigation matters. With over 40 branches across Australia, we continue to progress and grow our practices aiming for the best results for their clients. A hands-on approach at all levels means that Shine is a law firm willing to tackle multi-nationals or explore home grown issues in the fight for justice.

The Role

We are proud to have a motivated and expert team primarily assisting survivors of abuse. This dedicated team of Solicitors, Law Clerks, Paralegals and Admin Assistants work on numerous cases to make a real difference in the lives of their clients. With our focus of securing the very best resolutions for our deserving clients, a full-time Paralegal opportunity has arisen for an individual who strongly believes in handling our clients' claims with empathy and a willingness to think creatively.

We are seeking an energetic and driven individual with Paralegal experience to join our Abuse Law practice area, working from our Helensvale branch.

• Assist Solicitor with the day-to-day operations of files/client management
• Be the first point of contact for clients
• Prepare matters for conference and hearing including preparation of court documents, legal documents and general correspondence
• Prepare simple correspondence and documents as directed
• Drafting briefs, documents such as claim forms and schedule of damages and liaise with Counsel 
• Correspond, brief and liaise with medical practitioners and other experts
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships both internally and external to the organisation
• Manage complex databases of information
• Devise systems to support information retention and accessibility
• Full-time, Monday to Friday
• Location - Helensvale

Required Skills

• Min 2-3 years Personal Injury experience in a Paralegal role would be ideal
• Experience in Abuse Law would be preferable, however, not essential 
• Depth of experience in managing clients who have experienced trauma
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail 
• Clear sense of self direction and ability to prioritise tasks
• Experience with time recording and being WIP conscious
• Good understanding of Pre-court and Court processes
• Ability to work as part of a team and achieving targets
• Proactive, self starter and displays initiative
• Ability to show great attitude, commitment and see matters to conference collectively as a team
• Comfortable to work under pressure when needed
• Strong MS Office skills
• Experience using Elite would be advantageous

What We Offer

A national ASX-listed company with great aspirations, growth and emerging practice areas. Our search is for like-minded people, passionate about righting wrong and putting the client at the heart of all they do. We offer:

• Opportunity to reach your potential
• Competitive remuneration and benefits program
• A progressive and supportive working environment

 We look forward to receiving your application