Paralegal - inquests, inquiries and representation (sydney)

Location: Parramatta

Job type: Ongoing – Full Time (35 HPW)

Salary: Clerk Grade 3/4 base salary ($84,659 - $92,701), plus employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

Role Overview

This role supports the Legal Branch within the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) by delivering comprehensive legal, clerical, and administrative support to solicitors and legal staff. The role ensures efficient coordination of casework, accurate document preparation, and timely assistance across a range of legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional legal, clerical, and administrative support while delivering high‐quality, client‐focused service.
• Conduct legal research and enquiries to support solicitors, ensuring accurate and timely information gathering.
• Manage communications by screening calls and responding to enquiries in a clear, professional, and responsive manner.
• Prepare and format legal documents, correspondence and briefing materials in line with departmental standards and guidelines.
• Support operational efficiency through diary management, coordination of meetings and travel, and assistance with financial and administrative processes.

Qualities Required

• Collaboration and teamwork: Builds and maintains strong, effective working relationships across DCJ Legal.
• Organisation and time management: Effectively prioritises workload and manages competing deadlines in a fast‐paced workplace.
• Professional communication: Demonstrates a high level of professionalism when engaging with staff and clients, both verbally and in writing.
• Compassion, empathy and high resilience are essential.

Benefits

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. We continue to hire people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.