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Senior Legal Assistant – Personal Injury

  • Internal learning and development program
  • Annual COD Health dollars towards your health & wellbeing
  • Wellbeing program, including corporate massages

About Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers

Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Campbelltown, Melbourne, Wollongong, and Newcastle. We specialise in providing legal services in property, commercial, litigation and dispute resolution, employment & industrial relations and plaintiff personal injury law to a diverse range of clients including corporate, government, not-for-profit, SMEs and individuals.

We are committed to fostering diversity within our practice and empowering our staff by offering encouragement, opportunities and the necessary resources to continually challenge and advance their skills and career objectives.

Benefits 

  • Internal learning and development program

  • Social gatherings and sporting groups

  • Reimbursement for annual flu injections

  • Annual COD Health dollars towards your health & wellbeing 

  • Annual Christmas gift 

  • Wellbeing program, including corporate massages

  • Employee Assistance program

The Opportunity:

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Senior Legal Assistant to join our Personal Injury team. Working alongside a dynamic team, this role will involve a variety of legal administrative work within the Personal Injury space.

This full-time role is suited to individuals looking to establish themselves and build their career within a strong and reputable Firm.

Key responsibilities: 

  • Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative assistance: producing standard correspondence, photocopying, data entry, filing and collating 

  • Client liaison

  • Diary and calendar management

  • Organising meetings and travel arrangements

  • Assisting with preparation of correspondence and court documents

  • File and document management; assistance with opening and closing files

  • General legal administrative support for the team as required


Successful candidates will have:

  • A minimum of five (5) years’ experience within Personal Injury Law (essential)

  • A demonstrated understanding of complex Personal Injury matters and procedures (essential)

  • Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills

  • Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and multi-task with accuracy during busy times 

  • Strong proficiency in Office 365 and Outlook skills 

  • Excellent file management skills

  • Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels

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

  • The ability to undertake tasks with a demonstrated high attention to detail

Who You Are: 

You are proactive, highly organised, well-presented and dedicated to exceptional client service. If you thrive in a growing and dynamic firm and are looking to advance your career, we want to hear from you.

How to Apply: 

If you’re excited about this opportunity and what we have to offer, please submit your application via SEEK.

We require successful applicants to provide a satisfactory police clearance prior to commencing employment.

We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

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