10 Sep
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PLAYFAIR
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Sydney
ABOUT THE ROLE The employee is expected to fulfil the duties assigned by the CEO and senior management. These duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Support the Head of Corporate & Private Clients, solicitors, and registered migration agents with matter management, application preparation, legal drafting, research, and client correspondence across corporate, private client, and humanitarian migration matters.
- Assist with the preparation, review, and lodgement of visa applications, including protection, family, employer-sponsored, skilled, and other migration matters as required.
- Prepare forms, submissions, advice summaries, file notes, requests for information, and other legal and administrative documents under supervision.
- Correspond with clients, applicants, the Department of Home Affairs, tribunals and external organisations in a professional and timely manner, as appropriate and under supervision.
- Assist with client intake, telephone enquiries, consultation scheduling, and post-consultation follow-up activities.
- Assist with client intake, incoming telephone enquiries, initial consultation scheduling and follow-up tasks after consultations.
- Maintain accurate client records, matter information, lodgement details and key dates in LEAP, Migration Manager or equivalent systems in accordance with PLAYFAIR protocols.
- Undertake legal and policy research, including monitoring relevant migration law,
procedural and Departmental updates when required.
- Work within established procedures and firm protocols, exercising discretion and maintaining strict confidentiality in relation to all client and company information.
- Undertake general clerical and administrative duties, including electronic filing, document management, data entry and other team support tasks as required.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience in general law and migration law preferred. Have an interest in migration law (corporate and humanitarian) and general law and a willingness to learn.
- The ideal applicant has exceptional attention to detail, a polite and professional telephone manner, and strong organisational skills.
- Language skills and knowledge of Leap legal, LMM or equivalent would be favourably looked on.
- This is a junior role, and role specific training will be provided in-house. Candidates are expected, as a foundation, to have a strong command of written and spoken English, an excellent telephone manner, and a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
REQUIREMENTS
- Punctuality, approachability and reliability are key requirements of all staff members.
- Maintain a positive and supportive working environment and promote PLAYFAIR’s Values & Behaviours.
- Update professional knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; participating in qualified organisations.
📌 Law Graduate (Sydney)
🏢 PLAYFAIR
📍 Sydney