Family Law – Legal Assistant Position

Opportunity to Join Our Growing Family Law Team

Excellent salary and interesting work

WFH flexibility - one day per week after training period. Full WFH set-up provided

Market leader in family law

Positive culture

Invested in professional development and staff happiness

About Forte Family Lawyers

We are a team of 20 family lawyers, including 5 partners all of whom are highly regarded accredited family law specialists. We act for private clients in a range of family law areas. Our clients are local, interstate and international.

Our values are centred around producing high quality client work and providing strategic advice to our clients.

We have a friendly, flexible, and collaborative work environment. We work as a team to get the best outcomes for our clients and to support each other.

As a Legal Assistant, you will play a crucial role in:

Building relationships with clients

Managing service delivery to clients

Supporting our family law practice

Ensuring the smooth operation of day-to-day activities

This is a unique opportunity to work in a stimulating and rewarding environment, where you can make a real difference in the lives of the individuals that we represent.

You will have:

Ideally you will have a minimum of 2+ years’ experience as a Legal Assistant in a family law practice or litigation practice together with strong interpersonal, organisational, attention to detail, accurate typing, and computer skills.

Part-time law students seeking a full-time role are welcome to apply.

Experience with MS 365 Applications, Lexis Nexis Affinity, a document management system (eg. NetDocuments), PEXA and emPower precedents will be highly regarded.

A typical day will include:

Liaising with clients, lawyers and colleagues

Diary and task management

Telephone enquiries, including new client enquiries and some relief reception

Typing, editing and proof-reading correspondence (including dictation, lengthy documents and tracked changes), Court documents and publications

Invoicing

Additional administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of a busy and high-profile family law practice

Requirements for the role:

Strong organisational and time management skills.

High attention to detail.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Familiarity with family law processes and procedures is preferred but not essential.

Ability to work independently and also as part of team.

Prior experience in a similar legal environment is essential.

Benefits:

At Forte we value our employees and strive to foster a supportive and inclusive work culture. We offer competitive salary packages, ongoing professional development opportunities, regular social activities and a positive work-life balance including ability to work from home one day per week.

If you’re ready to continue an exciting career in family law and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!

For more information about who we are, visit www.fortefamilylawyers.com.au. Applicants can apply for the position by sending your CV and cover letter via Seek to Trudi Galbraith, People and Development Manager for consideration.

All applications will be treated confidentially.