Paralegal/Legal Assistant | Sydney
Job Description
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Carroll & O’Dea is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Wollongong, Newcastle, Hobart and Melbourne. We offer specialist legal services in litigation and dispute resolution, property, employment & industrial relations and plaintiff personal injury law. Our clients include a broad cross-section of corporate, government, not for profit, SME and personal clients.
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The Opportunity
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An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Paralegal to join our Employment and Immigration team based in our Sydney CBD office. Supporting a Partner and lawyers this full-time role is suited to candidates who enjoy the challenge of a busy and varied work environment.
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Key responsibilities will include:
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- Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support \n
- Diary and calendar management \n
- Organising meetings and travel arrangements \n
- Drafting correspondence and court documents \n
- Preparing briefs to Counsel \n
- File and document management \n
- Opening and closing files \n
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Successful candidates will have:
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- Litigation & advisory experience \n
- Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels \n
- Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills \n
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines \n
- Strong Microsoft Office and Outlook skills \n
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team \n
- Excellent attention to detail \n
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We are ideally looking for a well presented self-starter who is passionate about providing high-quality client service and has a genuinely proactive attitude. This dynamic role will keep you busy and you will enjoy undertaking a range of secretarial-related tasks.
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We have a friendly and supportive work environment, collaborative culture and a team of talented staff. We take pride in our culture of providing clients with traditional personal service.
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If you want to be a part of our energetic team culture and are client focused, do not miss this opportunity!
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We require successful applicants to provide a satisfactory police clearance prior to commencing employment.
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We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
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