Law Clerk | Abuse Law
Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury law firm every member of our team shares our passion for our clients, making their tomorrow start today.
Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including an extra week of annual leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, and various learning and professional development opportunities.
Covered by our Enterprise Agreement, this position will also enjoy access to additional paid service leave, a confirmed 1 July salary increase, an annual wellness reimbursement, career development opportunities, and much more.
What are we looking for?
Our National Abuse team is growing, and we are now seeking a Law Clerk to join our Melbourne team. This is a casual role, ideally 3 days a week.
- As a valued member of this team, you will help support our Lawyers as they advance civil claims on behalf of our clients who have been abused as children in schools, juvenile detention facilities, and in other institutional settings.This role will offer flexible work arrangements, a 1 : 1 working partnership supporting a lawyer within a very busy practice. Your energy and drive will be integral in achieving successful outcomes along with your positive approach to your work.In this role you will assist the team in managing and progressing abuse law matters, as you review reports and files and prepare draft legal correspondence.- Some of the key responsibilities will include :
- Review, analyse and summarise documentation
- Preparing legal correspondence, court documents and briefs when required
- Ensuring compliance with relevant rules and regulations
- Working closely with the legal teams to advance legal matters for client
What will you bring?
Ideally you will have the following :
A keen interest in personal injury law, either as a current law student or similarExposure to Abuse Law or a similar plaintiff personal injury practice (highly desirable)Time management and an ability to multi taskOutstanding oral and written communicationEmpathy and compassionA team playerWhat next?