Hybrid Legal Assistant

Posted 15 hours ago

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About the role

  • Legal Assistant supporting construction and infrastructure teams at DWF in Brisbane. Involves front-end construction work and managing back-end disputes.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting lawyers on front-end construction matters, including: Drafting, amending and formatting construction contracts and related documentation
  • Assisting with contract administration and project documentation
  • Supporting back-end construction disputes, including: Matter management for disputes relating to delays, variations, extensions of time and additional costs
  • Assisting with arbitration, adjudication and court proceedings
  • Preparing briefs, chronologies, document bundles and court materials
  • General legal assistant duties such as billing, file management, diary management and correspondence

Requirements

  • Previous experience as a Legal Assistant supporting construction, infrastructure or disputes teams
  • Strong understanding of construction contracts and dispute processes
  • Exposure to arbitration, adjudication or litigation processes
  • A background or prior experience in the construction industry (e.g. engineering, scaffolding, site-based roles or construction administration) is highly regarded
  • Excellent attention to detail and document management skills
  • Confidence working in a fast-paced, technically complex practice

Benefits

  • Flexible working
  • Robust well-being programs
  • Comprehensive rewards package that can be tailored to individual needs

Job title

Legal Assistant

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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