23 Oct
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Randstad Pty
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Darwin
23 Oct
Randstad Pty
Darwin
- $70,000
- $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
- Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
- Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Supportive working environment Are you an experienced Legal Secretary or Paralegal looking for a positive change and exciting growth opportunities? Join a local reputable family law firm that prides itself on delivering high quality legal support to its diverse client base. As a key member of the team, you will play a critical role in supporting a group of lawyers, ensuring the smooth, efficient day to day operation of the practice across civil litigation, workers' compensation, insurance law, and general litigation matters. About your next role
- Work in a team
- Prepare, format, and edit legal documentation, correspondence, and cost agreements from dictaphone typing and rough drafts.
- Draft and process court documentation.
- Oversee end-to-end file and matter management, maintaining precise digital and physical records.
- Manage calendars and inboxes, coordinate client appointments, and liaise professionally with barristers, courts, and external parties.
- Handle initial telephone inquiries with professionalism and efficient triage.
- Assist with end-of-month billing processes, fee earner expense management, and trust accounting tasks.
- Provide general administrative support to the legal team and perform ad-hoc office management duties as required. What you will need to bring
- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal within a law firm, ideally within civil litigation, workers' compensation, or insurance law.
- Strong dictaphone typing skills, high level document formatting ability,
and familiarity with legal practice management systems and the Microsoft Office suite.
- Prior experience or helpful working knowledge of Court forms and processes.
- Previous involvement with legal billing procedures and monthly invoicing.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, strong time management capabilities. Mandatory Requirements
- Australian Working Rights (Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident).
- Relevant background or police checks prior to commencement. What you will get in return
- $70,000
- $80,000 + Super (Depending on Experience)
- Full-time hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Immediate Start
- Australian Working Rights Required (Citizen or Permanent Resident)
- Supportive working environment At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
key responsibilities
- Work in a team
- Prepare, format, and edit legal documentation, correspondence, and cost agreements from dictaphone typing and rough drafts
- Draft and process court documentation
- Oversee end-to-end file and matter management, maintaining exact digital and physical records
- Manage calendars and inboxes, coordinate client appointments, and liaise professionally with barristers, courts, and external parties
- Handle initial telephone inquiries with professionalism and efficient triage qualification
- Minimum 2 years of experience working as a Legal Secretary or Paralegal within a law
- firm ideally within civil litigation workers' compensation or insurance law
- Strong typing skills working at null
📌 Paralegal (Darwin)
🏢 Randstad Pty
📍 Darwin