About the Role
Ruah Legal Services provides end-end-end representation services to vulnerable West Australians experiencing mental illness, family and domestic violence, homelessness, and other challenges. The paralegal supports the work of Ruah Legal Services by providing essential administrative support to lawyers in their file management. Under the supervision of a lawyer, the paralegal drafts legal documents and correspondence and undertakes research tasks to assist the lawyer in their provision of legal services.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Provide effective legal and administrative support to assigned legal team.
* As needed, facilitate the intake process for potential clients, conducting interviews over the phone to obtain required details concerning the client and his/her legal matter.
* Draft legal advice, correspondence, and court documents.
* Perform administrative, file management and data entry duties.
* Conduct legal research at the direction of lawyers
* Contribute to a supportive working environment.
* Ensure that RLS, its mission, programmes and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image to the community legal sector, the wider legal profession and the community at large.
* Develops and maintains respectful and responsive relationships with relevant agencies.
* Ensures the reporting requirements of stakeholder interests are delivered internally in a timely and effective manner.
What we're looking for
We are seeking a Part-Time Paralegal for a fixed term period of 12 months, working 22.8 hours over a three (3) day week.
The successful applicant will be required to meet the following criteria: