Legal Assistant, Ongoing and Temporary opportunity (parental leave back fill until October 2027) available, based in Sydney CBD + hybrid working options

- Full time positions available
- Ongoing and Temporary opportunities available - the tempoary role is parental leave back fill until October 2027, with the possibility to extend or make ongoing if another opportunity arises
- Location: Sydney CBD
- Hybrid working opportunity – (2 to 3 days in the office)
- Clerk Grade 3/4, Salary $87,199 - $95,482, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

The Department of Customer Service is looking for an enthusiastic and team-orientated Legal Assistant to provide high quality clerical and administrative support to its Litigation team. The successful applicant will manage the delivery of a range of administrative duties within a busy Legal team, with a focus on administration financial invoicing and reporting, in order to support effective service delivery.

To be successful in this role it is essential that you are motivated and a solid effective communicator with great initiative who is able to plan and prioritise work and manage competing deadlines. The right applicant will be willing to hit the ground running, work with minimal supervision and be client focused. Prior experience working in a legal team in desirable.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Delivering a wide range of administrative duties to support the litigation team.
- Assisting with preparation and collation of briefing documents, drafting correspondence, and providing support to lawyers with court matters.
- Maintaining accurate records of legal matters, and handling confidential and sensitive material with discretion




- Ongoing file maintenance and closure of matters, including archiving
- Operating Legal practice management system
- Proficient in invoice processing and financial reporting
- Providing quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders, and maintaining effective working relationships

About you:

- Minimum of 2 years proven administration experience, preferably in the legal industry
- Demonstrated resilience and strong organisational skills to balance high volume workload and competing priorities
- Be a motivated self-starter with great initiative committed to achieving team goals
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
- High level attention to detail and accuracy
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 suite and ability to learn other systems essential

To apply:

Please submit a covering letter [maximum 2 pages] and an up-to-date resume of no more than five pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this position. Applicants invited for an interview will be required to complete additional assessments.

A talent pool may be created to fill future ongoing or temporary opportunities.

Salary Grade 3/4, with the base salary for this role starting at $87,199 base plus superannuation

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For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Nicole Turner via [email protected].

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.

Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd September at 11:59pm

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📌 Legal Assistant (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Department of Customer Service
📍 Sydney