GMP Lawyers is a well-established litigation focused lawfirm with many offices throughout Australia including Sydney and Parramatta.GMP Lawyers which, for 30 years, has had an unrivalled reputation for providinghigh standard legal representation and advice in personal injuries and personalinjury litigation.
About the Role
This is an excellent chance for a Graduate Solicitor to joinour Personal Injury team at entry-level. Ideally, you will be a recent lawgraduate, about to be admitted, or recently admitted to legal practice. Weappreciate you may not have a background or experience in Personal Injury; whatmatters most is your genuine passion and your eagerness to build a career.
Key duties and responsibilities
Provision of legal advice and matter management
- Withinthe requirements of our client's engagement;
- Accept,comprehend and carry out promptly tasks and instructions from team membersin accordance with our Work Plans;
- Understandand follow team reporting and follow-up procedures to ensure yourallocated Work Plan tasks are carried out and followed up untilcompletion;
- Showinitiative in providing feedback on ongoing development of Work Plans andour Review procedures;
- Participatein and contribute to conferences and meetings with plaintiffs, expertwitnesses and Counsel;
Professional Development
- Participatingin relevant internal or external continuing qualified programs andworkshops;
- Attendingand participating in team meetings and wider firm team meetings.
Administration and practice management
- Maintainingelectronic time sheets of all work done on an ongoing basis in real-time;
- Ensuringelectronic files are up to date and matters in files are properly savedwithin the system, and renamed according to our file naming protocols;
- Monitorthe payment of disbursements and manage databases of disbursements paidand outstanding.
- Arrangeand facilitate video conferences.
About you
To be considered for this opportunity, you will need:
- Acompleted Law degree.
- Admissionto practice as a solicitor in NSW or near Admission.
- Highmotivation for a career in Personal Injury.
- Apositive attitude toward dealing with clients, and a motivation to engagewith clients diligently and patiently.
To join GMP Lawyers to an emerging team in along-established results-based litigation firm with a strong emphasis oncollaborative work in systems-oriented environment.
We are proud of our authentic, plain speaking, friendly andcollaborative firm culture, which, we believe, respects, values and rewards theinput and contributions made by all firm members, no matter what theirseniority. We actively encourage our lawyers to progress with us as theyprogress through the own careers. We are proud of the achievement of thelawyers who have chosen this path.
If you believe you should work in a highly professional andteam environment which can also focus on your own professional development,whilst being supported both professionally and personally then you will findyour professional home at GMP Lawyers.
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📌 Graduate Lawyer - Personal Injury (Parramatta)
🏢 Gerard Malouf and Partners
📍 Parramatta
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