Law Clerk
Sydney CBD 2000
Permanent Role – Full Time (Monday – Friday, 9 – 5pm)
Salary: $78,000 + Super

Cox Purtell is currently working with a prestigious organisation operating in the Legal industry who are seeking a Law Clerk responsible for providing paralegal and administrative support for the pro bono, solicitor referral and dispute resolution services, and providing administrative support to the wider department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing applications and referrals for various pro bono, dispute resolution and solicitor referral programmes including:
• Opening and closing files and preparing legal correspondence
• Making necessary inquiries and obtaining relevant documentation for individual applications
• Providing administrative and paralegal support for Pro Bono matters being conducted by the Solicitor on an in-house basis including but not limited to: drafting legal documents and communications and preparing briefs to counsel.
• Liaising with applicants to the service and those in need of legal support (often vulnerable people) via phone, email and face-to-face
• Referring matters to law firms, liaising with practitioners and the Courts and preparing referral documentation.
• Providing administrative support for Pro Bono matters being conducted in-house
• Keeping the relevant templates, application forms and marketing material up to date
• Processing payments
• Conducting conflict checks

Essential Competencies:

• Legal qualifications are highly desirable.
• Must be able to work full time (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm)
• High-level administrative and computing skills in word processing, email, electronic diary, electronic filing and internet applications.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to accurately draft legal documentation.
• Experience with databases, mainly searching and inputting data.
• Comfortable using both the database and telephone simultaneously.
• High-level appreciation of and commitment to customer service.
• Must be resilient and adaptable.
• Experience working in the legal field is preferred but not mandatory.