Junior Legal Assistant - Rewarding Work

Delaney Roberts Specialist Family Lawyers is an established and growing law firm specialising in Family Law with offices in Sydney and Newcastle.  

An opportunity has arisen for a Junior Legal Assistant to join our expanding Family Law team in Sydney.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for Family Law looking for a start in the legal profession. Our firm provides a clear career path for junior roles within the firm providing a bright future for the right candidate.

We value our employees who form a vital part of the firm’s culture. 

To successfully undertake the duties of this position you will possess: 

• Previous experience in an office environment, 
• Accuracy and a minimum typing speed of 60wpm, 
• Experience with LEAP Legal Software would be an advantage,   
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite,  
• To be a team player who is honest and reliable, and  
• Exceptional attention to detail and be highly organised.  

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• Works under the supervision of Senior Legal Assistant, Paralegal and Solicitor,
• Providing administrative support to Senior Legal Assistant, Paralegal and Solicitor,
• Scheduling and coordinating appointments for existing clients,
• Opening and closing matters
• Diary management,
• File Management (Electronic File Management),
• General administration such as copying, printing, scanning, filing etc,
• Back up for Reception/overflow calls,
• Assist with end of month invoicing and debtor management,
• Assist with financial management of matters, Trust money, Trust requests and Trust payments,
• Assist Senior Legal Assistant with preparation of briefs such as copying and indexing,
• Delivery of briefs to Counsel chambers,
• Formatting and proofreading correspondence,
• Online filing on the Courts portal,
• Collate, sort and index financial disclosure and Court documents,
• Archiving of files,
• Ordering of stationery, equipment and groceries,
• Collecting mail and sending post,
• Being responsible for the presentation of office areas and kitchens and general daily office tasks, and 
• Management and coordination of appointments and meeting rooms.

Benefits and what you get from working with us 

• Learning and development: we are passionate about providing ongoing learning and development, mentoring and performance coaching. 
• Career progression: we have a defined career pathways document outlining your potential career progression. This is available and applicable to everyone in the company.
• Employee incentive scheme: we have an amazing employee incentive scheme that could see you win quarterly cash prizes as well as an all-expenses paid holiday!  
• Culture: we have multiple events that we run throughout the year, including the typical Friday night drinks, end of month drinks, EOFY party, Melbourne Cup, Christmas parties and many more in-between. We really believe that our people and our culture are one of the best things about working here. 
• Health and Wellbeing:  we have an employee assistance program where all employees and staff are able to speak to psychologists 24/7 either by phone, skype or in person. This program also extends to employees’ immediate family. 
• Extra rewards: half day paid birthday leave, cash bonus for successful recruitment referrals and the opportunity to work in Grade A offices. 
• A diverse and inclusive place to work: we celebrate the diversity of our people, and we welcome applications from everyone           

If you would like further information in relation to this role, please call Catherine (02) 4926 2236. 

Please forward a covering letter and your CV [email protected].

Please note, that only successful candidates will be contacted.