Paralegal / Legal Executive (Criminal Defence & Family Law)

We are looking to add a Paralegal / Legal Executive to join our remote Criminal Defence & Family Law team.

Responsibilities:

- Remotely support our team of purpose-driven lawyers in delivering quality legal 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 client communications
- Provide regular and timely updates to clients via voice and video calls, instant messaging and email
- Compile and coordinate substantive and detailed replies for lawyers to clients and third parties
- Carry out legal research, due diligence, fact-finding and groundwork
- Draft and assemble legal documents including opinions, pleadings and Court papers
- Attend to client queries, concerns and feedback in a prompt and professional manner
- Provide administrative and secretarial support to lawyers
- Respond to messages and facilitate communication with clients and third parties via letters and emails
- Take attendance 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

Our preferred candidates:

- Enjoy interacting and communicating with clients
- Have outstanding written & verbal communication skills
- Want to work in a close-knit team where their voices, ideas and contributions are valued
- Good time-management, able to prioritise work and multi-task
- Attention to detail, meticulous with following-up; organised, systematic in filing and documentation
- Can work with initiative, proactively and independently, and have experience drafting legal documents
- Resourceful, problem-solving skills
- 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
- MS Office, Word & Excel proficient
- Prior work experience or training in a related role / function
- We are committed to training and developing our team in a positive, nurturing environment.

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, Integrity, Humility, Courage, Tenacity, Ownership, Teamwork and Purpose

If you would like to apply, please send the following to Upgrade to see actual info

CV / resume
Recent photograph
Writing samples / samples of past written work
Current / last drawn salary
References or testimonials

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Only candidates selected for interviews will be notified. Thank you.