Millyard Family Lawyers are a leading specialist Family Law firm in Cairns. Our senior solicitors are rated by Doyle's Guide as Pre-eminent Family Lawyers in North Queensland.

Our intention is to deliver high quality legal services in a professional manner that achieves our client’s best outcome.

Your Role

You will provide specialised paralegal and administrative support to Solicitors in our firm.

Your work will include:

Court document drafting and other paralegal skills

Supporting clients with their queries and their paperwork

Managing and conducting conflict checks

Making appointments with clients, preparing, sending and processing client retainer agreements

Assisting with billing procedures

Word processing, creating and editing documents such as letters, precedent Court documents, briefs to Counsel, land title documents (transfers, caveats, withdrawal of caveats) and other documents using the firm’s LEAP practice management software

Electronic court filing

Communication and matter management with Barristers (including Senior Counsel)

Preparing Briefs to Counsel

Liaising with other law firms and third parties;





Facilitating administrative arrangements to support electronic Court appearances by telephone or by video conferencing such as through Microsoft Teams and Webex

Using the firm’s limitation date diary and file bring-up systems

File opening and file archiving

Filing correspondence and other file material on hard copy client files

Collating Lists of Documents (disclosure)

Skills and experience

The ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

Positive, cheerful attitude

Attention to detail and pride taken in work tasks

Excellent organisational skills

Intention to be of the best service you can to work colleagues, clients and anyone you come into contact with

Experience using a document management system (preferable though not essential)

Experience and skills using Microsoft Office 365

Experience in the area of Family Law

There is a Casual Position offered, 2-3 days per week with possible additional periods. This role has suited University Students undertaking legal studies.

There is a Full time Position available, 5 days per week.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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📌 PARALEGAL POSITION (Cairns North)
🏢 Millyard Family Lawyers
📍 Cairns North