Paralegal
Dentons
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- Acting on behalf of several of Australia's major banks and non-bank lenders on secured and unsecured recovery matters
- Managing a portfolio of files
- Preparing and issuing legal documents, including statutory notices and court documents
- Acting as first point of contact for clients, maintaining regular communications via specialised online web-based portal
- Outbound and inbound calls with defaulting customers
- Liaising directly with customers in relation to sensitive financial matters to come to suitable arrangements
- Working with lawyers to progress matters through Courts
Requirements
- Extremely well organised with superior drafting skills
- Close attention to detail
- Ability to handle a large workload
- Must work in a friendly team environment
- Must be self-motivated and driven
- Professional outlook and phone manner
- Ability to work under pressure and deal with sensitive matters
- Law students should only apply if they have 2 years (or more) left on their degree and if they can commit to a minimum of four working days per week
- Previous experience in secured or unsecured recoveries is favourably considered
Benefits
- Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
- Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
- Salary sacrificing and novated leases
- 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
- Additional leave options
- Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
- Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
- Exclusive retailer discounts
- Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Generous health and wellbeing programs
- Agile and flexible working for all
- Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
- Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
drafting skillslegal document preparationcourt document preparationportfolio managementsecured recoveryunsecured recovery
Soft Skills
well organizedattention to detailability to handle large workloadteamworkself-motivatedprofessional phone mannerability to work under pressurecommunication skills