Paralegal - Federal Workers Compensation

Job Description

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About us

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HBA Legal is a team of award-winning solicitors offering a highly competitive suite of legal and technical claims services to meet the needs of today’s insurance marketplace. We have offices across the country in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Newcastle.

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We are an evolved legal services business, with a different approach to practice. Bureaucracy is long banished in favour of plain-English, responsiveness and flexibility. We apply creative thinking to bring expert solutions across legal challenges, claims, risk and business processing.

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Learn more by visiting our website:

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About the role and your team

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This role is situated in our Statutory Lines practice group in an established team lead by Partner, Kate Watson. The industry work is Federal Workers Compensation matters. Our team is recognised for its expertise in workers’ compensation, acting for insurers, self-insured organisations, government agencies and major corporations across Western Australia, Canberra, and New South Wales.

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We’re looking for a 2nd year law student to join our Perth office on a 2-3 day per week basis ideally with prior experience in Legal, Insurance or other professional services.

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Key responsibilities include:

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  • Assist with and oversee all stages of the summons and T-documents processes
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  • Prepare chronologies
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  • Book medical appointments and examinations
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  • Organise service providers in relation to hearings, i.e. translators and Counsel.
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  • Legal research
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  • Social media surveillance
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  • Telephone calls and correspondence to the Administrative Review Tribunal, other parties’ solicitors and Counsel as required.
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  • Assist with providing advice and managing files in a clear and logical manner within required time frames whilst developing sound case management strategies.
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  • Conduct investigations, including sitting in on witness interviews and reviewing documents.
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  • Assist with the drafting of Tribunal documents (i.e. Statements of Facts, Issues and Contentions, Submissions etc.)
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  • Speak with witnesses and brief experts
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  • Prepare and engross reports for clients and claims managers
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  • Undertake work for and delegate work to other members of the team, including administrative assistants
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  • Ensure understanding and compliance of firm’s policies and procedures
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  • Stay abreast of industry updates including decisions and changes to legislation to determine ramifications for cases. Take a proactive approach to sharing that information with clients through newsletter articles
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  What we’re looking for \n
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  • Current law student
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  • High level oral and written communication skills
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  • Ability to work autonomously
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  • Strong attention to detail and research skills
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  • Previous experience within the insurance industry
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  What we can offer you \n
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  • Relaxed office environment where you can “Dress for your Day”.
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  • Structured mentoring and career development opportunities through internal and external training.
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  • Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 complimentary confidential counselling, nutrition, legal, and financial advice. Corporate headspace membership, and annual flu vaccinations.
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  • Access to everyday discounts through our corporate discount schemes.
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  Why HBA? We strive to create an environment where people can and do perform at their very best. They understand what we are creating, and they want to be a part of it, because they understand the difference that we make to our clients’ lives. And where we succeed, we share the rewards and recognise people in ways that celebrate our achievements. HBA is all about doing things differently. We challenge the stereotypes associated with traditional law firms in terms of our structure, management style and way of life. Creativity and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. Next steps If you’re interested in a career with HBA, then please apply to this vacancy via Seek or reach out to us directly at Please know that as much as we would like to, we can’t always get back to everyone. At this stage, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.We encourage people of all genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.Please note in order to comply with our regulatory obligations, all successful candidates must consent to HBA Legal conducting background checks.
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