Paralegal

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Melbourne Casualty & Commercial team on a Casual (2 3 days per week) basis. This role is suited for a proactive 1st or 2nd year Law student keen to grow their skills in a supportive team environment.

At HBA Legal our Paralegals provide critical information to and generate documentation for your team of fee-earners in relation to ongoing matters investigations legal research and trial preparation.

What youd be doing in this role:

• Preparing correspondence to other parties solicitors as required
• Drafting and preparing pleadings as required
• Preparing medical schedules including reviewing and summarising medical evidence
• Preparing liability schedules including reviewing and summarising liability evidence
• Preparing pre-court PIPA documentation as required including list of documents liability responses section 16 contribution notices section 22 requests compliance responses pre-compulsory documents
• Preparing briefs to counsel medical experts and engineering experts
• Identifying and requesting relevant records including employment statutory information medical and liability details
• Organising service providers in relation to hearings including interpreter service; counsels availability
• Legal research i.e. Legislative case research; case summaries
• Assisting with preparation of client presentations including preparing PowerPoint slides
• Booking medical appointments and examinations
• Telephone calls to the courts other parties solicitors counsel as required
• LexisNexis property and ASIC searches
• Archiving and organising archive collection
• Collecting and dropping off items to the DX
• Attending court to file documents/collect filed documents
• Taking minutes and preparing team meeting agendas
• Organising functions when required including team and client events
• Processing organising and checking invoices and general accounting items on matters including cheques and receipting
• Updating and managing precedent documents and template documents
• General Actionstep database management when required including but not limited to organising filing scanning and closing matters in Actionstep.
• General administration when required including but not limited to photocopying and archiving mail collection and management courier bookings solicitor diary and database management

What were looking for:

• Develop an effective network across the firm; understands and manages both internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Contribute well to the team and work collaboratively and effectively across the firm
• Demonstrate effective time management and work organisation; engage in conversations with their colleagues to challenge priorities and agree a way forward effectively.
• Identify alternative solutions to a problem and to select the best option
• Have experience in a similar role or experience within a law firm environment and want to take your career further.

Whats in it for you

• Relaxed office environment where you can dress for your day
• Structured mentoring and career development opportunities through internal and external training
• Fun nights out team bonding events and biannual parties (EOFY & Christmas) with the celebration of moments that matter throughout the year through our Culture Committee!
• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 complimentary counselling nutrition legal and financial advice and annual flu vaccinations.
• Access to everyday discounts through our corporate discount schemes

Overview of HBA Legal

HBA Legal is a team of award-winning solicitors offering a highly competitive suite of legal and technical claims services to meet the needs of todays insurance marketplace. We have offices across the country in Perth Sydney Brisbane Canberra Melbourne and Newcastle.

We are an evolved legal services business with a different approach to practice. Bureaucracy is long banished in favour of plain-English responsiveness and flexibility. We apply creative thinking to bring expert solutions across legal challenges claims risk and business processing.

Why HBA

We strive to create an environment where people can and do perform at their very best. They understand what we are creating and they want to be a part of it because they understand the difference that we make to our clients lives. And where we succeed we share the rewards and recognise people in ways that celebrate our achievements.

HBA is all about doing things differently. We challenge the stereotypes associated with traditional law firms in terms of our structure management style and way of life. Creativity and innovation are at the heart of everything we do.

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Next steps

If youre interested in a career with HBA then please apply to this vacancy via Seek or reach out to us directly at

Please know that as much as we would like to we cant always get back to everyone. At this stage only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We encourage people of all genders Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with disabilities and people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

Please note: in order to comply with our regulatory obligations all successful candidates must consent to HBA Legal conducting background checks (Police Sanctions and ASIC)