About the role and team

We have a new opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our Statutory Insurance NSW/ACT – Workers’ Compensation team based in our Sydney office.

This is a great role for someone starting their legal career.

You will be responsible for:

general file maintenance including regular filing, opening and closing files;
telephone handing for the team including answering all incoming calls;
drafting of court documents and compiling of briefs;
coordinating all outgoing mail to be signed, compiled and delivered;
providing support to other legal assistants;
maintaining Partners/lawyers’ contacts in our firm CRM InterAction, including assisting with list management on their behalf for events and communications; and
other administration duties as required.

About you

You will ideally have the following skills and experience:

experience in administration or a similar role is desirable;
highly organised;
strong attention to detail;
excellent communication skills;
ability to prioritise and perform to deadlines;
reliable, punctual, flexible and able to demonstrate initiative when providing support to fee earners.
experience in using legal billing system and client management program (eg. Aderant would be desirable but not required); and
experience in using document management system (eg iManage10 would be desirable but not required).

About us

Hall & Wilcox is a leading Australian law firm, delivering outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.

Hear from our people about what it’s like to work at HW: bit.ly/HWpeople

Some of our recent awards and citations include:

Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
Law Firm of the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards
Ranked fourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023 and 2024
Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holder since 2018
Best Law and Related Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) and Best Professional Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) at the 2023 Client Choice Awards

We are known for having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive, inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring values - known as Hallmarks.

We are also renowned for Smarter Law, which means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions that are better, faster and cheaper. Smarter Law includes enabling technology, challenging business models, innovative pricing and creative resourcing.

We are a firm of the future. We offer our people interesting and challenging work, and access to great clients. To learn more about HW visit our website.