Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary - Clerk 1/2 - Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Department: LRLS Legal Civil Gen Litigation Dspt Rsl
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, ****
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 ****
Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act ****
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.
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.
Applications close:
Tuesday, 22 September **** at 11:59pm AEST.
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Diane Lawson at
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
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.
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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📌 Legal Assistant/Legal Secretary - Clerk 1/2 - Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Sydney)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 Sydney