Job Description

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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.

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The Opportunity

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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 diverse work environment.

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Key responsibilities will include:

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- Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support
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- Diary and calendar management
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- Organising meetings and travel arrangements
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- Drafting correspondence and court documents
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- Preparing briefs to Counsel
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- File and document management
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- Opening and closing files
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Successful candidates will have:

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- Litigation & advisory experience
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- Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels
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- Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills
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- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines
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- Strong Microsoft Office and Outlook skills
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- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
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- Excellent attention to detail
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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.

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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.

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

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We require successful applicants to provide a satisfactory police clearance prior to commencing employment.

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We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

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We're here to help. For general enquiries email or call 1800 059 278.
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📌 Paralegal/Legal Assistant | Sydney (New South Wales)
🏢 Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers
📍 New South Wales