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Form of workGraduate - Junior Lawyer Role- up to 2 years post admission experience
Full time - Monday to Friday
Bridges Lawyers continues to grow. This full-time, Sydney CBD based role is an excellent opportunity to develop skills, gain experience and grow your knowledge.
Bridges Lawyers has an excellent retention and staff progression record.
This role is well suited to a Graduate or Junior Lawyer, offering a variety of interesting and diverse work supporting our Insolvency, Litigation and Commercial Teams including:
- general carriage and management of your own files under direct partner supervision;
- undertaking legal research and preparing draft letters of advice to clients;
- collating briefs;
- drafting deeds, contracts, court documents and general correspondence;
- meeting and attending with the partners, clients, counsel, lawyers and other professionals;
- preparing files for court hearings, attending court and assisting to instruct counsel at court;
- preparing professional education (CLE) papers and external client newsletters and presentations;
- drafting documents for submission to government regulatory bodies such as ASIC and the ACCC; and
- assisting generally in the day-to-day management and administration of files.
These tasks are conducted under the close supervision and guidance of senior members of our firm. You will also work with other lawyers within the firm, and junior and senior barristers outside the firm.
You need to be able to respond to priorities as well as manage the broad range of ongoing activities that support a well-functioning legal environment.
Experience in a Law Firm would be highly advantageous.
Essential requirements
- sound organisational and file management skills
- excellent typing skills and proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- clear and engaging communication skills, written and verbal
- exceptional attention to detail
- professional presentation
- flexible, team player approach
Bridges Lawyers is a highly successful boutique commercial law firm based in the Sydney CBD.
Our Firm is collegiate, energetic and successful. Our focus is on our people and our clients, and we are looking for another driven person to join our team.
Please apply for this position on the Seek site, via this advert.
If you have a question regarding the role please email: *******@bridgeslawyers.com.au
Fine print:
- All applicants must be Australian Citizens or hold Australian Residency
