We are looking to add a Paralegal / Legal Case Officer to join our Criminal Defence / Family Law team.
Responsibilities:
- Support our team of purpose-driven lawyers in delivering quality Criminal Defence & Family Law advice and solutions to all
- Develop, build and maintain strong relationships with existing and new clients
- Take the initiative and lead in managing, organising and coordinating all client updates and communications
- Provide regular and timely updates to clients via voice and video calls, instant messaging and email
- Attend to client queries, concerns and feedback in a prompt and professional manner
- Respond to messages and facilitate communication with clients and third parties via letters and emails
- Compile and coordinate substantive and detailed replies for lawyers to clients and third parties
- Conduct legal research, due diligence, fact-finding and getting-up work
- Draft and assemble legal documents including opinions, pleadings and Court papers
- Provide administrative and secretarial support to lawyers
- Take notes during calls, discussions, meetings and Court hearings
- Schedule and track deadlines, appointments and Court dates
- Update and prepare files and materials for Court attendances and meetings
Requirements:
- Enjoy interacting and communicating with clients
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Good time-management, able to prioritise work and multi-task
- Resourceful, problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail, meticulous with following-up; organised, systematic in filing and documentation
- Can carry out work independently and have experience drafting legal documents
- Have a good grasp of client-handling and case-management
- Customer service oriented when attending to clients
- Proactive, hard-working, disciplined, service-oriented and strong work ethic
- Want to work in a close-knit team where their voices, ideas and contributions are valued
- Desire to actively contribute towards bringing about greater access to justice and fairness for all in the legal community
- MS Office, Word & Excel proficient
- Prior work experience or training in a related role / function
We look for candidates who are driven, self-motivated and resourceful, and who share our desire to build a purpose-driven law practice based on our values:
- Empathy: We will understand what you are going through and show compassion in helping you.
- Integrity: We will always do the right thing, because the time is always right to do what is right.
- Humility: We will put our ego aside and listen to your opinions and feedback because we can always do better.
- Courage: We will act without fear or favour, knowing that we are empowered with our team’s full support.
- Tenacity: We will persevere and work even harder when the going gets tough, when no one else is looking and everyone else quits.
- Ownership: We will be accountable for our actions, and we will not turn away from responsibility.
- Teamwork: We will support and stand alongside our team in every test and triumph.
- Purpose: This is not ‘a’ job; this is ‘OUR’ job. We are grateful to have it, and we take pride in everything we do.
If you would like to apply, please send the following to [email protected]:
- CV / resume
- Recent photograph
- Writing samples / samples of past written work
- Current / last drawn salary
- References or testimonials
Only candidates selected for interviews will be notified. Thank you.
