Legal Assistant

• Bring your passion for customer service and legal administration
• Find your home with a leading business offering a friendly team culture
• New opportunities in Sunshine or Werribee

If youre a Legal Assistant or Senior Legal Assistant with a passion for making a positive impact in peoples lives, we invite you to explore the opportunity to join the team at Zaparas Lawyers.

If you have experience in Personal Injury Law and are eager to advance in your career, we encourage you to reach out to us. We’re also keen to talk to people from a range of other legal specialisations. If you have worked in Family Law, Employment Law, Insurance Law, or others - but have not considered how rewarding it could be to move into Personal Injury Law, now might be the time to explore, read on to learn more!

The Opportunity

You’ll provide crucial legal support by carrying out a range of tasks that assist the smooth functioning of a practice group. You will be dedicated to one Senior Lawyer and your responsibilities will include:

• General administration and filing
• Maintain calendars and diary appointments
• Developing an understanding of litigation procedures in the respective department
• Opening new files, preparing letters and correspondence, drafting medical-legal letters of instruction, compiling briefs and court documents
• Compiling briefs and court documents
• Proactively liaising with the supervising solicitor and relevant parties to advance files
• Monitoring critical dates to ensure deadlines are met
• Responding to general enquiries via telephone and in-person.

Rewards and benefits

• A Performance Bonus plan
• Quarterly employee recognition awards
• Extra paid leave over the Christmas and New Year period
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible work options
• Great locations easily accessible by public transport and parking available
• EOY and EOFY staff parties and team social gatherings
• Company paid parental leave between 12 and 26 weeks (based on years of service)
• Company paid annual flu vaccination and skin cancer checks
• Health & Wellbeing programs and support.

Why Zaparas From day 1, you will feel right at home From the moment you walk into any of our offices, you will be warmly welcomed as part of our family. We support each other during difficult times, celebrate wins and milestones together and have a genuine care for your well-being and your personal and professional development. Working with the best Through continuous learning and development programs and by giving you the opportunity to work with some of the best lawyers and barristers in the industry, we will work with you to achieve your full potential. Supporting your career goals A career at Zaparas Lawyers is unique and offers training, responsibility and autonomy required for your professional development. Our Legal Assistants have the opportunity to network and contribute to continuous improvement through a structured collaboration and development program. Apply today to discuss this rewarding opportunity.