Job Description

Senior Legal Support / Family Law Paralegal

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You'll work directly alongside the Principal, running her files and her intake so that her time goes where it should: on the legal work only she can do. This role involves managing family law files end to end across divorce, parenting, property settlements, mediation and litigation.

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Key responsibilities

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Managing family law files end to end and keeping matters progressing — divorce, parenting, property settlements, mediation and litigation

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First point of contact for new enquiries: screening against the practice's criteria, running the intake questionnaire, and preparing the file before it reaches a lawyer

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Drafting correspondence, court documents, financial statements, disclosure material and consent orders

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Managing court dates, filing deadlines and procedural timelines

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Coordinating client appointments, conferences, mediations and counsel briefings

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Preparing draft bills as work is completed, and tracking work against fixed-fee scopes

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Keeping clients informed so matters never stall waiting on a lawyer

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Escalating urgent or sensitive matters with good judgement

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About you

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Demonstrated family law experience as a paralegal, law clerk or senior legal support professional (3+ years preferred)

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Working knowledge of the Family Law Act and FCFCOA procedure

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Confidence drafting without a lawyer looking over your shoulder

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Genuine file and diary discipline — you're the one who remembers the deadline

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Excellent written and verbal communication, and real warmth with clients going through the hardest year of their life

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Strong judgement, discretion and self-direction — remote work only functions when it's built on all three

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Smokeball experience highly regarded (or similar practice management software)

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Wills and estates or estate litigation exposure is a bonus, though not essential

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Employment under the Legal Services Award 2020

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Three weeks remote per month, with travel and accommodation covered for the Mildura week

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Relocation assistance up to $5,000 for candidates choosing to move

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A explicit path to Senior Paralegal, including mentoring other support staff

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The chance to help build a brand new practice area from the ground up

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About us

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We're a female-founded, award-winning legal practice based in Mildura, Victoria. The Principal is an Accredited Family Law Specialist, the 2025 winner of Regional & Suburban Lawyer of the Year, and a finalist for Mentor of the Year. She's built a practice with a genuine reputation for how it treats both clients and staff — and she's now in a growth phase, with a second practice area launching and a team expanding around her.

📌 Senior Legal Support / Family Law Paralegal (Victoria)
🏢 Disruptive Recruitment
📍 Victoria