Develop your career as a family lawyer and join our specialist family law team. Reporting to our directors and senior lawyers, the duties & responsibilities include:
- Work with, and assist, directors and seniors lawyers with day to day carriage of a family law files
- Prepare legal documents, briefs for barristers and experts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines
- Communicating with clients, drafting correspondence, attending conferences
Benefits
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Flexibility to WFH 1 day per week (subject to workload and commitments)
- Additional paid leave during Christmas office closure
- 1:1 mentoring with directors and senior lawyers
- Further external education opportunities
- Exposure to variety of complex family law matters, both parenting and financial
- Career advancement opportunities
- Work directly with principals and senior lawyers
- Nurturing environment with fun and inclusive office culture
Experience and qualifications
- Admitted to Practice in NSW (or eligible to be)
- Prior experience in a legal office, primarily in family law
- Use of document management systems, preferably LEAP.
- Excellent communication and research skills and attention to detail.
About Pigdon Norgate
At Pigdon | Norgate we believe that the provision of excellent services to clients stems from great people. We also know that for people to flourish, a supportive place to work is critical. We are proud of the services we provide for our clients but also our team and the environment that we foster.
Applications
If you are interested in this position please send your expression of interest together with your CV and academic transcript to our office manager – [email protected].