Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Carroll & O'Dea is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Wollongong, Newcastle, Hobart and Melbourne. We offer specialist legal services in litigation and dispute resolution, property, employment & industrial relations and plaintiff personal injury law. Our clients include a broad cross-section of corporate, government, not for profit, SME and personal clients.

The Opportunity

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Paralegal to join our Employment and Immigration team based in our Sydney CBD office. Supporting a Partner and lawyers this full-time role is suited to candidates who enjoy the challenge of a busy and varied work environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support

• Client liaison

• Diary and calendar management

• Organising meetings and travel arrangements

• Drafting correspondence and court documents

• Preparing briefs to Counsel

• File and document management

• Opening and closing files

• General ad-hoc office administration duties

Successful candidates will have:

• Litigation & advisory experience

• Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels

• Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines

• Excellent file management skills

• Strong Microsoft Office and Outlook skills 

• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Excellent attention to detail

We are ideally looking for a well presented self-starter who is passionate about providing high-quality client service and has a genuinely proactive attitude. This dynamic role will keep you busy and you will enjoy undertaking a range of secretarial-related tasks.

We have a friendly and supportive work environment, collaborative culture and a team of talented staff. We take pride in our culture of providing clients with traditional personal service.

If you want to be a part of our energetic team culture and are client focused, do not miss this opportunity!