Legal Placement

2 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Erudite Legal Full time

Our painstakingly thorough processes coupled with our exacting standards create the ideal environment for the induction and development of nascent legal minds into thriving members of the legal services profession. During placements and traineeships at our firm, law students and graduates work closely with, and assist, our solicitors and paralegals as they carry out the following duties:
**Responsibilities**
- Drafting and reviewing contracts and policy documents for clients
- Assisting the Firm’s clients in resolving contractual disputes
- Managing the Firm’s litigation matters
- Identifying appropriate regulatory requirements for businesses and assessing their level of compliance
- Identifying areas of risk in business operations and taking steps to safeguard client interests
- Managing the lodgement of court documents
- Counselling clients with respect to corporate structures and business franchising
- Determining appropriate licensing requirements for businesses and assisting in their procurement
- Handling matters of general commercial and property law
- Monitoring the work of paralegal and administrative staff
- Assisting the Firm in recruitment efforts
- Preparing bills of costs and undertaking other accounting practices

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree or higher in law with the excellent academic record
- Strong well-rounded technical knowledge and experience in various areas of commercial law will be highly regarded
- A passion for legal research and pursuing excellence at work
- Experience in commercial litigation will be highly regarded
- Working knowledge of popular legal research database solutions such as LexisNexis, Westlaw, etc.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to interface at all levels, building strong relationships internally and externally
- Exemplary organisation and time management skills
- Strong commercial/business acumen
- A passion for a career in commercial law

**Benefits**:
We rely placements and traineeships as recruitment pipelines, and students and graduates that perform well during the experience are offered an opportunity to work permanently for the firm. Additionally, we offer the following incentives to every member of our team:

- Sponsorship and support in pursuing professional accreditations
- Opportunity to work on high profile litigation matters
- Rapid career progression
- Quarterly performance driven bonus
- Expense allowance and daily provision of refreshments
- A prime city office location

The position would suit someone who thrives in an enterprising and challenging work environment. Furthermore, the abilities to work to stringent deadlines and perform well under pressure are integral to the role. The Firm’s work culture offers rapid career progression with additional incentives to reward high performance.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term, Casual, Seasonal, Volunteer, Apprenticeship, Internship, Graduate
Contract length: 3 months

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

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