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About the Role
This role provides comprehensive legal, clerical, and administrative support to solicitors and legal teams. Responsibilities include drafting court documents, preparing submissions, and conducting legal research. The position supports the effective management of legal matters and utilizes practice and document management systems for accurate information storage and communication. This is a talent pool for temporary full-time and part-time vacancies over the next 18 months.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive legal, clerical, and administrative support to solicitors and legal teams.
- Draft court documents, prepare submissions, and conduct legal research.
- Support the effective management of legal matters.
- Utilize practice and document management systems for accurate information storage and timely communication.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
- Respond to inquiries professionally.
- Escalate issues when necessary.
Requirements
- Completion of the second year of a Law Degree.
- Experience working in a professional services environment.
- Strong legal research, administrative, and organisational skills.
- Ability to prepare court documents, case summaries, and legal correspondence accurately and efficiently.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships and provide responsive support in a client-focused environment.
- Highly organised and adaptable.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and legal practice management systems.
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced legal setting.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality when handling sensitive legal information and interacting with clients, solicitors, and other stakeholders.
Skills
- Legal research
- Administrative skills
- Organisational skills
- Court document preparation
- Case summary preparation
- Legal correspondence preparation
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Client-focused support
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Legal practice management systems proficiency
- Prioritisation
- Time management
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Confidentiality
Location
- NSW
Work Type
- Temporary employment
- Full time
- Part time
Experience Level
- Clerk Grade 1/2
Education Level
- Completion of the second year of a Law Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $78,000 - $84,799 per annum (full-time equivalent)
Benefits
- Employer's contribution to superannuation
- Annualised leave loading
- Up to 20 days recreation leave per annum
- Up to 18 days flex leave per annum
- 20 days purchased leave annually
- Inclusive paid parental leave provisions of up to 16 weeks
- Study time up to 4 hours per week (eligibility criteria applies)
- Extended Leave of up to 44 days after 10 years of service
- Extended Leave of up to 30.8 days after 7 years of service
- Employee assistance program
- Coaching services for people leaders and executives
- Annual Flu Vaccination program
- Access to the Fitness Passport program
About the Company
- The NSW Crown Solicitors Office (CSO) provides high-quality and cost-effective legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies.
- As a trusted legal advisor to the NSW Government, the CSO's principal role is to advise and represent agencies so that they can deliver policies, programs, and projects in a lawful, effective, and efficient manner.
- The CSO acts with integrity and professional independence, guided by the government sector's core values.
- The CSO is focused on providing excellent client service and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
- The CSO provides opportunities for people to learn, develop, and adapt within an inclusive and supportive environment.
- The CSO has adopted a teams-based approach to flexible working, allowing employees to adapt their work routine to suit them.
- The CSO is committed to flexible working, productivity, and driving good client outcomes.
Equal Opportunity
- The CSO is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion.
- The CSO welcomes and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with diverse ability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and people with caring responsibilities.
- The CSO continues to learn new ways to be more inclusive every day and is committed to making improvements in the recruitment process and in the workplace, so that all individuals feel safe and supported to apply for roles.