Personal Injury Legal Assistant/Paralegal-TPD/Super (1yr-Senior)
**Refreshingly different** Total Permanent Disablement claims. Vibrant non-traditional firm. Top mentors. Real career growth path. Life Friendly+up to 3 days WFH. Fabulous Boss. $55,000-$110,000+ generous bonus $$$. Sydney-West. Full-time or minimum 3-4 days/wk.
YOUR NEW EMPLOYER
Our client is a highly successful modern, forward-thinking, fast-moving, young, vibrant +close-knit law firm that is undergoing an exciting GROWTH phase in their personal injury team.
YOUR ROLE
As the valued RIGHT HAND to a talented personal injury lawyers with a flourishing practices in TPD (total permanent disablement) , you will love playing a key role in obtaining justice for injured clients:
- attending to initial client enquiries, liaising with other solicitors/doctors/insurers, assessing claim viability, preparing correspondence and court documents, preparing briefs to barristers, general administration.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Bright future-join a growing energetic modern non-traditional firm;
- Lots of room to grow personally+ professionally (even progression to solicitor if currently a law student);
- Potential to expand/diversify into other areas of personal injury law eg CTP, workers compensation, public liability in the future (if you wish);
- Real front-line legal role actively assisting lawyers with day to day case management;
- Top mentorship/training;
- Stimulating +rewarding+ real job satisfaction helping injured clients;
- Variety;
- Outstanding boss- respects, appreciates, values +takes good care of staff;
- Refreshing close-knit down to earth warm friendly and fun environment;
- Genuine life balance-healthy work environment;
- Paperless office+efficient IT systems;
- Flexibility to work 1-3 days from home (3 days WFH if full-timer);
- Casual dress attire generally.
WHO YOU ARE
We are interested in hearing from you if you:
- have MINIMUM 12 months OR MORE (senior candidates with 20+ yrs exp welcome) legal paralegal/secretarial/assistant experience in personal injury law including minimum 6 months specifically in TPD;
- are either a ‘career’ legal secretary/administrator OR a law student;
- have strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)+ communication and interpersonal skills [essential];
- are highly organized and can meet deadlines;
- love to work in a vibrant, fast-paced, positive workplace;
- are hungry to advance your career in personal injury law with a successful law firm long-term.