We have a number of casual Paralegal opportunities available immediately within our Melbourne Medical Negligence team. These roles will support a large scale, high profile litigation project and offer valuable, hands on experience in a fast paced and collaborative environment.

You will play a key role in supporting a dedicated team of lawyers on a significant document review and discovery exercise. This is an excellent opportunity for law students looking to gain exposure to complex litigation and develop practical legal skills.

Key responsibilities:

Assisting with large scale document review and discovery processes
Reviewing, categorising and organising electronic documents
Providing general administrative support to the legal team

About you

We are looking for motivated and reliable law students who are:

Currently completing a law degree
Available to commence immediately
Able to commit to consistent casual hours over the coming months
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
Confident working with large volumes of information
Team oriented with a positive and proactive approach

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading law firms with an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We’re proud that our partners and our legal expertise is consistently recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide.

With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into three strategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:

Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners’ corporation and workplace law
Government – spanning local, state and federal government

Our clients include Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.

Nationally, over 800 talented people deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.

Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive and diverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highest percentage of female partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey, July 2024.

We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career, whether you are just starting out, are an experienced lawyer or a business services professional.

Culture & benefits of working with us

We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:

Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
Health and wellness initiatives , including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
Continuous learning and development programs so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning to support your professional and personal development
Diversity, inclusion and equality policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm .

How to apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, Law Graduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academic transcript with your application.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We prefer to connect with people directly and do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.

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