Junior / Legal Assistant | Workers Compensation

Junior Legal Assistant | Workers Compensation

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury law firm every member of our team shares our passion for our clients, making their tomorrow start today.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including an extra week of annual leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, and various learning and professional development opportunities.

Covered by our Enterprise Agreement, this position will also enjoy access to additional paid service leave, a confirmed 1 July salary increase, an annual wellness reimbursement, career development opportunities, and much more.

What are we looking for?

We have a fantastic opportunity in our Sunshine office for a motivated Junior Legal Assistant to join our National Work & Road team. This role will have you supporting the Workers Compensation team. This is a full time role and a great opportunity for someone looking to start their career in legal support! We are open to hybrid work arrangement on completion of sufficient training.

This role will have you responsible for providing one on one administrative support to our busy team, with ongoing training and development. Your daily duties will include:

• Providing a great level of care and support to our clients in a professional manner
• Supporting the lawyer and team with general file management and administration
• Coordinating appointments for our lawyers and medico-legal appointments for our clients
• Communicating with clients, insurers and other professionals both in writing and verbally
• Compiling court documents

What will you bring?

The following experience and skills will ensure your success in this position:

• Exceptional communication and customer service skills
• A willingness to learn
• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrated organisation skills and the ability to multi-task
• Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment
• Available to work 38 hours per week, between the hours of 8:30am – 5pm Monday to Friday

What next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.