Job Description

Tempest Legal is a young, but rapidly growing, law firm practising in the areas of child protection; crime; family law; and domestic & family violence. We first opened in 2021, initially in Beenleigh, and have since expanded into the Gold Coast and Ipswich areas as well. We don't have a website (it's still 'coming soon'), but we do have a fabulous team, a strong reputation, and a whole lot of work to keep us busy. What we need now is... more of us!

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The Role

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We are ideally looking for someone with a minimum of 6 months PAE to join our Criminal Law and/or Child Protection teams in our Beenleigh office on a full time basis. Our new team member will need to be able to manage their own file load, which may include any combination of matters across our key practice areas.

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The role of newest-team-member comes with the opportunity for growth, with close mentoring under the supervision of the Principal Solicitor and our Senior Solicitors if you're someone who needs those kinds of things; or near-complete autonomy in managing your own files, workload, and client relationships if you are not.

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Key responsibilities

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- Managing your own file load, including Legally Aided and privately funded matters;
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- Appearing in court on a daily basis in various jurisdictions;
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- Providing legal advice and legal services in a professional and accurate manner;
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- Conducting client conferences and taking detailed instructions;
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- Providing duty lawyer services in child protection, criminal law, and/or domestic & family violence;
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- Maintaining client communication and relationships; and
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- Legal research, submission writing, and billing.
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We have a charming and efficient legal support team, but you may need to cover a bit of your own administrative work such as drafting client letters, lodging Legal Aid applications,



and filing court documents, at least until you're up to full speed.

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About you

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Everyone at Tempest Legal is hardworking, honest, quick to learn, and thrives in a close-knit team environment. We are all excellent lawyers, and we have variable levels of lactose and/or gluten tolerance so are also excellent organisers of a dietary-needs-friendly afternoon tea.

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We will be particularly interested in adding you to our team if you are an admitted legal practitioner who has:

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- Experience and/or education in any flavour of legal practice that involves children and their families;
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- Strong attention to detail and a focus on always providing high-quality client care;
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- Self-motivation and an ability to work in a collaborative environment;
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- Duty lawyer accreditation, or eligibility for immediate accreditation, in any of our practice areas;
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- The ability to establish your own client base (with mentoring), or a pre-existing client base;
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- A working understanding of Legal Aid processes and policies;
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- Experience with Clio practice management software (although this is not essential as long as you have some reasonable computer-ing ability);
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- Current QLD drivers licence and your own vehicle, as some travel will be required; and
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- A current Blue Card or eligibility to immediately obtain one.
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In return, we offer a fun and inclusive - but consistently busy! - workplace with ample opportunity to develop skills and knowledge that meet your interests. We especially welcome applications from candidates with experience or a keen interest in the niche practice area of child protection; candidates who already hold duty lawyer accreditation in criminal, youth justice, or child protection law; and candidates who hold the record in one or more Escape Rooms within driving distance of our office.

📌 Lawyer (Logan City)
🏢 Tempest Legal
📍 Logan City