Paralegal

Are you a career paralegal?
- Do you have extensive family law experience?
- Are you passionate about the collaborative practice ethos?
- Are you looking for longevity and certainty in your job?

If this sounds like you, we want you to join our Team at Kalpaxis Legal

**About Kalpaxis Legal**

Kalpaxis Legal is a small, friendly and supportive collaborative family law firm located in the Hills District. At Kalpaxis Legal we offer a unique and bespoke approach to finding solutions for families. We practice predominantly in the area of Family Law with a collaborative practice ethos, together with Wills & Estates and the niche area of surrogacy law under our sister brand Simply Surrogacy.

Our principal, Cassandra Kalpaxis, is a collaborative family lawyer, mediator, award-winning author and divorce coach. Cassandra is also co-director of Dispute Resolution Centre Australia working with some of the country’s leading barristers, ex-Judges, mediators and other practitioners.

**The role**

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, and switched-on individual who will play a key role in our day-to-day operations by helping the team achieve its goals.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing paralegal assistance to our Associate Family Lawyers, and other team members as required;
- Identifying, collating, and indexing of large volumes of financial disclosure materials;
- Utilising other third-party software programs such as Infotrack and Comcourts;
- Drafting, formatting, proofreading, amending correspondence and documents;
- Drafting court and other legal documents;
- Preparing briefs to counsel;
- Electronic court document filing and serving documents to other parties;
- Calendar management including arranging of conferences with clients, Counsel, other professionals as required;
- Providing day-to-day general and adhoc administrative duties;
- Contribution to marketing which may include attending events, networking, blog posts for website, social media content and articles for third-party publications;
- Timesheet entry for all billable tasks.

To be considered for this position you will ideally have:

- Have a minimum 3 years’ experience as a paralegal/legal secretary in family law
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy with ownership over your work
- Excellent time management and organisational skills - ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks and meet conflicting deadlines
- Experience typing and formatting of legal correspondence and documents
- Strong Microsoft Office Skills particularly in Word and Outlook
- Proficient in the use of practice management software with an ability to learn quickly
- Ability to draft minor correspondence and documents
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team and have a flexible and adaptable approach
- Excellent client service/communication skills
- Initiative in improving the firm’s processes and systems
- Proactive approach to work and excellent work ethic
- Be punctual, reliable, and dedicated to producing high quality work
- Professionalism when handling confidential information
- Ability to remain calm under pressure

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to work close to home in a friendly office. We are offering a competitive salary package commensurate with experience, training, some on-site parking, and the opportunity to join an exciting and motivated team.

If you are interested in applying, please submit your current resume along with a covering letter addressing why you would be suitable for this role.

**No agencies please.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Norwest Business Park, NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)