Paralegal

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Paralegal. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Great career development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Challenging and rewarding environment

About the Role:

The Paralegal is to be an active member of the Qld Workers Compensation team and will manage caseloads of statutory claims and common law damages claims as well as coordinate the activities relating to the maintenance of the self-insurance licence.  This role is based at our Riverview Office.

Role Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Senior Legal Claims Advisor in managing common law claims
• Preparation for court matters, collating briefs to counsel, drafting various documents, and making arrangements for conferences
• Decision‐making and management of a small caseload of statutory claims
• Liaising with internal and external parties to source relevant evidence
• Assisting in the management of the Qld self-insurance licence, including preparation of information for the government regulator
• Related administrative duties including processing of invoices, data entry and file management
• Perform any other duties as directed by the Qld Workers’ Compensation Manager.

Skills/Competencies:

• At least three years’ experience as a personal injury insurance paralegal
• Resourcefulness, problem‐solving, and organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to acquire knowledge of, interpret, and apply, legislation
• Sound decision making ability, including the ability to collect and analyse relevant information
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Good defendant orientated acumen
• Ability to work autonomously and within a close-knit team
• Sound numeracy skills and demonstrated computer literacy (particularly in MS Office Suite and windows based applications).

If you are interested in this role, please apply here:

http://jbssa.com.au/jobs