Legal Assistant Family Law (Full Time, or at least 0.8 FTE)

The Role

We are seeking to add a Legal Assistant to our growing Family Law team. The candidate ideally would have experience as a Family Law Legal Assistant, however applicants with experience in other areas of law will also be considered.

The chosen candidate must be able to assist our team of Family lawyers in all areas of Family Law, including triaging client enquiries, drafting legal correspondence, drafting Court documents, filing documents on the Court portal and managing the Family Law workflow. They must possess excellent interpersonal skills, show initiative, provide high quality assistance to other teams members, be able to meet deadlines and be experienced in dealing with client enquiries.

The Firm

With offices located in Warragul and Drouin, Wakefield Lawyers is a progressive modern law firm offering services in all prominent areas of law. Members of our team have been helping residents of Gippsland and beyond for over 40 years. We offer premium legal services and strive for excellence, on every matter, every time. It is our purpose to support the Gippsland community when it matters most. Our firm continues to grow as does our community and we are looking for the right person to join our firm and be part of our culture.

Our firm provides legal services in areas of law such as: property law, family law, wills and estates, commercial law, criminal law, and leasing. We currently have a team of ten lawyers, two trainee lawyers, five conveyancers, and dedicated support staff.

With demand for our services continuing to grow we are looking for the right person to join our growing team.

We take pride in our open and positive culture, we are forward-thinking, tech-savvy team and our firm has its finger on the pulse in relation to updates in the law, upgrades in technology, and the changing nature of our local area. Work-life balance, time management, celebrating success and stopping to bond with our team members are all focuses of the team.

Full time or part time applicants will all be considered, a minimum of 4 days per week is required for part time applicants.

If you would like to submit an application, please email your covering letter and CV to [email protected].

All applications to be received prior to close of business Wednesday, 20 August 2025.