About us

Carroll & O’Dea is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Wollongong, Newcastle, Hobart and Melbourne. We offer specialist legal services in litigation and dispute resolution, property, employment & industrial relations and plaintiff personal injury law. Our clients include a broad cross-section of corporate, government, not for profit, SME and personal clients.

The Opportunity

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Paralegal to join our Employment and Immigration team based in our Sydney CBD office. Supporting a Partner and lawyers this full-time role is suited to candidates who enjoy the challenge of a busy and varied work workplace.

Key responsibilities will include:
Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support
Client liaison
Diary and calendar management
Organising meetings and travel arrangements
Drafting correspondence and court documents
Preparing briefs to Counsel
File and document management
Opening and closing files
General ad-hoc office administration duties

Successful candidates will have:
Litigation & advisory experience




Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels
Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills
Robust organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines
Excellent file management skills
Solid Microsoft Office and Outlook skills
The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Excellent attention to detail

We are ideally looking for a well presented self-starter who is passionate about providing high-quality client service and has a genuinely proactive attitude. This dynamic role will keep you busy and you will enjoy undertaking a range of secretarial-related tasks.

We have a friendly and supportive work environment, collaborative culture and a team of talented staff. We take pride in our culture of providing clients with traditional personal service.

If you want to be a part of our energetic team culture and are client focused, do not miss this chance!

📌 Paralegal/legal Assistant Sydney (Australia)
🏢 Carroll & O’Dea
📍 Australia