Career Paralegal

About usMeridian Lawyers is a dynamic and innovative law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. Clients look to our experienced and award-winning team for advice in Insurance, Corporate & Commercial, Workplace Relations & Safety, Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property and Health Law.We are known for providing exceptional quality legal advice that is both strategic and practical. It is this blend of technical expertise and the personal relationships we have with our clients that sets us apart from our competitors.About the RoleThis fantastic opportunity is for a highly motivated Career Paralegal or Legal Secretary looking to take the next step in their legal support career to join our General Insurance team in Sydney.The purpose of this role is to lead and manage the day to day operations of the Meridian Paralegal Pool and ensure provision of high quality paralegal and administrative support to the Principals and wider team at Meridian Lawyers. This is a pivotal blended role and will work as part of a closeknit team alongside a Principal who is both supportive and highly progressive.This role will also provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to be involved in leading and mentoring members of the Meridian Paralegal pool allowing you to make a significant contribution to the team's operational success and outcome.Key duties and responsibilitiesThis senior role plays a pivotal legal role in ensuring the smooth day to day running of the paralegal pool and provides for a varied workload. The below responsibilities are included (but not limited to these):

• Leadership & Team Management
• Lead, manage and empower the Paralegal team to deliver timely, high quality paralegal support across the firm on a day-to-day basis.
• Cultivate strong relationships with internal stakeholders, employees and external stakeholders.
• Supporting our internal stakeholders with optimising the use of paralegal task board systems and processes to ensure efficiency.
• Cultivating strong relationships within the team to foster and uphold a cohesive and motivated way of working.
• Actively supporting and coaching the team to guarantee effective performance, timeliness and satisfied internal and external clients.
• Manage work load and determine capacity within the team.
• Support professional development, review and assess performance, build team capability, whilst identifying resourcing gaps and recruiting when required
• Operational
• Manage the gathering and allocation of tasks to the team as they come through the paralegal task board
• Manage task deadlines and monitor task progress through the paralegal pool diligently.
• Ensuring comprehensive training of new starters on day to day tasks
• Act as the initial point of contact for any internal paralegal task queries.
• Preparation and drafting of court documents
• Legal Research
• Drafting correspondence
• Reviewing medical files
• General administrative duties - printing, filing, scanning, archiving.

Knowledge & Experience

• A minimum of 6 years of Paralegal/Legal Secretary skills and leadership experience, with a proven record of success, ideally in a professional services environment.

• Proven leadership experience motivating and mentoring a high performing team

• Confident communicator who can engage with and influence key stakeholders

• Ability to prioritise tasks with ease

• Proven ability to train and mentor a team.

• Enthusiasm and willingness to work as part of a team, and also independently

• Excellent organisational skills

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Proven client service focus

• Sound problem solving skills

• Strong initiative along with a proactive approach

• Strong communication skills - verbal and written

• Allocates appropriate amounts of time to complete own and others work

• Uses technology to maximise efficiency

Skills/Abilities

• Is an active team player and seeks to build relationships with peers and team members

• Demonstrates a can do attitude and a willingness to help others

• Contributes ideas, opinions and suggestion in team discussions

• Consistently delivers excellent client service through telephone answering, addressing cliequeries, prioritising action items

• Shows enthusiasm and responsiveness to clients

• Assists fee earners in meeting client expectations

• Looks for new ways to improve ways of working

• Demonstrates a professional and courteous attitude to clients and internal stakeholders

Why join us?Joining Meridian Lawyers means joining a practice known for our specialisation and capability. We are a values driven organisation with a genuine, friendly and collaborative culture that respects, rewards and values input and innovation from all levels of the business. Our culture is unique in our industry.If you want to work in a team environment that is focussed on your development, be supported while enjoying a high level of autonomy and be part of a collegiate and inspiring team, Meridian Lawyers is the right place for you.We strive to be an employer of choice and understand that it is the contribution of our people that makes our business successful. We have a range of benefits that reward excellence, that include:

• A commitment to learning and development through our MeridianMinds program

• Supported hybrid working model

• Wellbeing initiatives including regular health and skin checks, flu vaccinations

• A range of discounts and services through a variety of leading retail and service partners

• Salary sacrificing options

• An additional paid Personal Enjoyment Day each calendar year

• A competitive employee referral program

Next StepsIf this sounds like the right opportunity for you then please submit your CV via this advertisement.Visit to meet our people and learn more about this role and our business.Advertised: 17 May 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
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