Senior Legal Assistant | Personal Injury

Join Our Team at Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers

Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers, a distinguished mid-tier law firm, is expanding its dynamic Personal Injury team. With offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Parramatta, Campbelltown, Wollongong, Hobart and Newcastle, we provide specialist legal services in property, commercial, litigation and dispute resolution, employment & industrial relations, and plaintiff personal injury law. Our clientele spans corporate, government, not-for-profit, SME, and personal sectors.

Benefits:

• Annual flu injections
• Annual Christmas giftEmployee Assistance program
• IT equipment provided to our people to work remotely
• Annual COD Health dollars towards your health & wellbeing
• Social gatherings and sporting groups
• Internal learning and development program
• Wellbeing program, including corporate massages

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.