About the firm

O’Brien Criminal and Civil Solicitors is a fast-paced law firm based in Sydney CBD. Our office is looking for an experienced Assistant/Secretary. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a keen eye for detail and will have experience in the legal industry. The person will also need to have an ability to work autonomously and proactively around the practice.

Responsibilities

- Drafting routine correspondence and other court documents, reviewing and editing letters and documents.
- Responding to emails, liaising with various stakeholders, including clients
- Basic file management (opening files, filing paperwork, etc)
- Sending cost agreements and issuing invoices for matters.
- Creating briefs for solicitors and counsel.
- Assist the principal and practice manager with monthly practice statistics.
- Attending to requests from the civil and criminal solicitors relating to active matters.
- Conduct legal research at the request of the principal and senior solicitors.
- Prepare files ahead of conferences and court commitments including brief creation, indexing and observations.
- Assist the principal with daily scheduling of conference, court commitments and other various tasks.




- Ad-Hoc duties as requested by principal solicitor and practice manager.

Requirements To be considered for this position, please ensure that you provide a cover letter together with your resume. The cover letter should ideally address the following criteria.

- Demonstrated legal secretary or paralegal experience.
- Strong written skills in drafting legal documentation and other correspondence.
- Client service oriented, with proficient verbal and written communication skills.
- Well refined organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Good understanding of pre-court and court processes.
- General computer skills including the use of MS Office products and Google Workspace documents.
- Ability to work as part of a team and show great commitment.
- Ability to multi-task whilst meeting tight deadlines within a rapid-paced environment.
- Comfortable to work under pressure.
- Proven ability to proactively manage own workload and guide the workload of others.
- Legal or administration studies are highly desirable but not essential for success.

📌 Legal support (Full time) (Sydney)
🏢 O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors
📍 Sydney