Legal assistant - position description

• Receipting funds paid into business and trust accounts
• Drafting forms for Department of Home Affairs including visa applications, Form 956s, Freedom of Information requests, appointment of representative forms
• Booking interpreters/translators and entering receipts into system
• Making and receiving some phone calls to clients/third parties
• Drafting email and letter correspondence
• Reviewing Departmental correspondence, diarising deadlines
• Drafting statements and evidence where required
• Lodging visa applications and uploading documents
• Preparing court books, bundles of authorities, affidavit and court template documents
• preparing bundles of annexures for the Administrative Review Tribunal/Department of Home Affairs
• Organising briefs of documents to be provided to counsel
• Drafting costs agreements
• Monitoring administrative inbox and actioning correspondence as required
• Working collaboratively with partners, lawyers and administrative staff
• Opening and closing files including entering relevant data into system

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Good drafting
• Clear, concise and respectful communication
• Good time management

This is an ongoing full-time position. Part time will be considered for the right candidate. Salary is in accordance with the Legal Services Award [MA000116].