Paralegal/Legal Assistant- Wills & Estates/Probate
GOLDEN TREASURE Rare Holistic Role.
Meet Your New Employer
Our client is a distinguished commercial law firm with an impressive 90+ years of success, attracting talented industry-leading legal professionals who desire blue-chip clients, stimulating work, a collaborative positive team culture, and ongoing learning & career progression.
Your New Role
You will be a valued member of the winning specialist WILLS/ESTATES LAW team, relishing and thriving in this stimulating full-spectrum role as the right hand primarily to an industry-leading HEAD senior lawyer, who is also an Accredited Specialist in Succession Law, assisting 2 other succession lawyers with all sorts of wills/estates planning/asset planning/trusts/probate issues & contested wills disputes.
* Directly liaising with clients/barristers/solicitors/3rd parties;
* Actively involved with day-to-day client file management;
* Preparing/typing legal/court documents/correspondence;
* Undertaking legal research and conducting ASIC, property, and Probate searches;
* Preparing briefs to barristers + Diary management;
What's in it for you?
- Inherit and benefit from this firm's winning reputation + long proven success;
- Stimulating + challenging + interesting work for high-quality clients;
- Variety;
- Enviable top mentors (including an accredited specialist) to STRETCH + GROW YOU professionally;
- Refreshing down-to-earth friendly inclusive culture and positive team spirit;
- Life-friendly.
Who you are?
We are interested in hearing from you if you:
* Have a minimum 1 year + experience (no maximum limit) as a secretary/paralegal/law clerk in wills/estates law;
* Have a keen interest in + wish to pursue a career specializing in wills/estates/succession law;
* Have strong Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Excel) skills;
* Have strong organizational, communication / interpersonal skills;
* Are proactive, results-oriented, can multi-task, and have a lot of common sense.