Legal Clerical, Law Clerk or Paralegal - Wollongong, Australia - Thomas & Bisley

Description

**Role:
- **A casual position exists for a person looking to take on a role which offers significant responsibility but also the flexibility of casual working.


Your role will include:

• Contacting and liaising with Clients.
• Managing the progress of Client Matters from start to completion.
• Managing Settlements and preparing Client Settlements in PEXA.
• Working on Estates.
• Using the Firm's existing account systems, maintaining Financial Records and preparing Financial Reports.
• Managing invoicing and collection.
• Managing correspondence with Clients.
• Administrative support for the principal lawyer of the Firm.
• Generally managing document filing and retention.

**Essential Experience:
- **To be successful in this role you must have:

• Worked for at least one year in a Legal role involving estates and conveyancing.
• Experience preparing and closing settlements on PEXA.
• Accounting experience.
• Competent with Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word, Outlook and Excel) and have experience with Adobe Acrobat.
• Competent sourcing and filing online documentation.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Attention to detail.
• The ability to work independently.
• Willingness to take initiative and action the tasks required to bring each Matter to completion.
• Preparedness to follow up and resolve issues to completion.

**Availability:
- **Subject to discussion but the role requires you must be available at least two days a week, including Friday.

Office hours are 9am to 5pm.

Subject to the minimum work requirements above, your working hours can be adjusted if required to fit in with existing commitments.

**Salary:
- **Salary will be determined commensurate with your qualifications and experience.

**Employer questions:
- **What are your qualifications?

• How many years' experience do you have in a Legal Firm and what position/s have you held?
• What days are you available?
• What hours are you available?
• When are you available to commence work?
• Do you have a current security or police clearance certificate and/or would you be willing to obtain one?
• Please provide contact details for three referees.

**Due Date for Applications:
- **Applications for the position will be reviewed as soon as they are received.


Job Type:
Casual


Pay:
$ $40.00 per hour


Expected hours:
No more than 40 per week


Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

Law Firm: 1 year (preferred)


Work Location:
In person