Senior Legal Assistant

Senior Legal Assistant

Location: Werribee Australia

Job Description:

Senior Legal Assistant

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a week of shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Assistant to join our Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation team in Werribee. This is a permanent, full-time role with flexible working arrangements available.

You will provide high-quality legal and administrative support across a varied caseload, while building trusted relationships with clients, lawyers, and external stakeholders.

What you will do

• Support lawyers across statutory benefits, impairment benefit and common law matters.
• Manage general file administration and assist with progressing matters.
• Provide professional, empathetic, and responsive support to clients.
• Communicate with clients, insurers, barristers' clerks and medico-legal providers.
• Coordinate client, medico-legal, settlement conference and mediation appointments.
• Prepare legal correspondence and compile court documents for the County Court and Supreme Court of Victoria.
• Prepare matters for settlement conferences and hearings, particularly Serious Injury Applications.
• Manage lawyers' diaries and competing deadlines.
• Mentor and train legal support staff.
• Contribute to the efficient and positive operation of the wider Victorian Work & Road team.

What will you bring?

• Previous experience in legal support, preferably as a Legal Assistant or Senior Legal Assistant.
• Strong written communication, drafting and proofreading skills.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and time management.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines.
• A professional, empathetic and client-focused approach.
• Confidence communicating with clients and a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a team.
• Initiative, reliability, and a willingness to learn.
• A genuine commitment to helping injured people and supporting access to justice.

You must be available to work 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday, between 8.30 am and 5.00 pm. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Why consider this role?

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Work across a varied and meaningful motor vehicle accident compensation practice.
• Make a direct difference to clients during a challenging period in their lives.
• Support lawyers on complex matters, including Serious Injury Applications.
• Mentor and develop legal support staff.
• Work with flexibility while remaining connected to the Werribee team.

What next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Slater and Gordon. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.

To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proof of work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon application process.

Acknowledgement of Country Slater and Gordon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

Diversity + Inclusion Slater and Gordon is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes. We understand that everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.