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Kennedys is looking for a law student studying their LLB or JD, in their third year or above, to provide paralegal support to our busy Perth office on a casual basis working 2-3 days each week. You will assist lawyers with a range of case preparation tasks and provide general proactive assistance to the team.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience working in a dynamic law firm specialising in dispute resolution and advisory services across a number of areas including financial lines, general liability, coverage, and marine insurance matters.

Team

Kennedys has operated in Australia since 2006, with around 250 employees in Australia currently, and 2900 worldwide. We handle contentious and non-contentious matters for many industries, and provide claim and coverage advice to insurers and insureds for all lines of business across the globe.

At our Perth office, you'll join a tight-knit team and benefit from exceptional training, mentorship and support.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Support:

• Assist with case preparation, including document collation for briefs, drafting correspondence and court documents (e.g. statements of claim, affidavits and concerns notices), and proof-reading reports.
• Conduct legal or procedural/court research and contact court registries, counsel, and other parties.
• Attend court hearings to take notes or appear for small matters such as subpoena lists.
• Review and summarise evidence, discovered documents and subpoena material, and prepare chronologies and document indexes.
• File court documents online and in person, collate digital briefs and ShareFile links and prepare mediation bundles.
• Perform ASIC, company, and property searches.
  
  

Administrative Support

• Maintain a professional front of house presence and assist with meeting room and equipment setup and event catering.
• Monitor and order office supplies and consumables in line with the budget set by the Office Manager.
• Support general office tasks, including mail handling, photocopying, scanning, printing, and document archiving.
• Help ensure kitchen cleanliness, including dishwasher duties.
  
  

About You

• A law student studying their LLB or JD in their third year or above.
• Ideally, you have prior paralegal experience and are available to work in the office 2 to 3 days per week.
• Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines in accordance with instructions.
• Excellent communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and a positive attitude.
  
  

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 48 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.Seniority level

• Seniority levelInternship

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionLegal
• IndustriesLaw Practice

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