Paralegal Disputes Insolvency Brisbane
Paralegal Disputes Insolvency Brisbane
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Job Description
We are seeking a motivated and forwardthinking Paralegal to join our Disputes & Insolvency team. You will have the opportunity to work with some of our largest clients on a range of interesting and complex files. This role will be based at our Brisbane Head Office on a permanent basis. For the right candidate we remain open minded about fulltime or parttime working arrangements.
The role
The daytoday role will involve:
- Assisting solicitors in the team with a range of tasks related to debt recovery matters including management of winding up applications creditor petitions and issue of bankruptcy notices;
- Conducting legal research and draft legal documents including correspondence pleadings and affidavits;
- Managing and organising case files ensuring that all documents and information are uptodate and accessible;
- Communicating with clients and external parties such as courts solicitors and debtors;
- General file management including filing bring ups opening and archiving files as well as end of month billing;
- Contributing to and assisting with other tasks as required.
Who are you
We are ideally looking for:
- Previous experience in a litigation paralegal role with a desire to gain experience in debt recovery;
- A high level of attention to detail and a high personal work standard;
- Strong organisation skills together with the capacity to manage conflicting priorities simultaneously;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Familiarity with iManage and Practice Evolve would be considered advantageous.
Your new team
As one of the largest teams in the Firm the Disputes and Insolvency team are diverse and energetic working together to navigate complex legal issues. With guidance and support from your peers and Principals you will thrive in this fastpaced environment and build great personal and professional relationships.
About McInnes Wilson
We are a fullservice firm with 53 principals providing high quality legal advisory services across Australia. We are proud of the values we uphold and the culture of our firm and know there is more to life than work billables or awards. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand.
When joining McInnes Wilson Lawyers you will be joining a firm that takes gender equality seriously. Our progressive and inclusive policies have also earned us recognition as an Employer of Choice by the Australian Business Awards Lawyers Weekly Queensland Law Society and HRD to name a few.
Our range of employee benefits are designed to be inclusive of all employees and currently include:
- Progressive paid parental leave policy with no qualifying period prenatal leave parent & care givers platform partner leave and return to work bonuses
- Access to our firmwide personalised Salary Continuance Insurance Policy
- Flexible working arrangements
- Reward and recognition program including tenure awards annual staff awards and promotion ceremonies
- Further education support and professional development program including a formal mentoring program
- Health and wellbeing initiatives birthday leave for fulltime employees firm social club and regular team functions
Please submit your application along with your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position.
All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks.
Any questions regarding this role should be directed to our Recruitment team
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals including those from underrepresented groups.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
