Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Public Law – DCJ Legal

- Principal location – Parramatta - Flexible working arrangements maybe negotiated.
- Employment type – Temporary (up to 12 months) – Full time (35 hours)
- Clerk Grade 1/2, Base Salary ($78,000 - $84,799), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role We are seeking a Legal Assistant to provide clerical and administrative support to solicitors and legal staff within our Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution, legal team. Your ability to stay highly organised, collaborate, problem solve and manage simultaneous issues is vital to the success of the role. What You’ll Do As part of the team, you will provide administrative and secretarial services to internal and external clients to support the delivery of quality services for Civil Litigation portfolio of work.

Your contribution to the work done by the team includes:

- Assist with processing legal matters by creating files, data entry, drafting documents/ correspondence and undertaking records searches.
- Comply with recordkeeping business rules in creating and filing records
- Update records and databases, complying with records management processes, to ensure information is accurate, stored correctly, and accessible
- Collect and compile information to support the development of documentation and reports
- Act as a point of contact for enquiries from staff and clients and provide a timely and effective information and referral service.
- Assist with arranging meetings and recording minutes and actions as required
- Assist the team/unit to coordinate activities that support the implementation of team projects.

What We’re Looking For Experience in providing high-level administrative, clerical support, excellent client service and experience with Microsoft applications. Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:





- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you. Download the role description.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

What We Offer We offer a variety of advantages, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us. We do work that really matters Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us? Requirements Click apply,



attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Tell me about a time when rapid changes in processes / procedures / technology / made it difficult to keep up with everything you needed to know in your job.
- Describe a recent problem you have faced and walk me through the steps you took to solve it. What alternatives did you consider?

Applications close: Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 11:59pm AEST. Got a question? For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Diane Lawson at [email protected]

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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📌 Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary - Clerk 1/2 - Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Parramatta)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 Parramatta