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Calling all paralegals! Are you a paralegal who thrives on working independently, in a fast-paced environment, with responsibility for a portfolio of files and alongside a young and energetic team? If yes, we're looking for you!
About the role We are hiring a Paralegal to join our Recovery & Restructuring practice, based in our Brisbane office. Your role will be to manage secured and unsecured recovery workstreams, for several of our major Australian banks, and non-bank and private lender clients. You will work alongside lawyers in the team with an emphasis on time management, procedural compliance and quality assurance.
Your duties will include but not be limited to:
File management and client communication; Acting as first point of contact for clients, their customers and other parties relating to lender recovery matters; Preparing demands, statutory notices and legal documentation, including court recovery process documents, obtaining and enforcing judgment; File management and regular client communication via specialised web-based software; and Working with lawyers to progress complex matters requiring bespoke advice. About you To succeed in this role:
You will be very well organised and have superior drafting skills and attention to detail. You will enjoy working in a friendly team environment under supportive partners, with on-the-job training and a mentor to help you along the way. You will be self-motivated and driven, with a professional outlook and phone manner. You will have an ability to respectfully deal with people in sensitive circumstances and know how to tailor your communications and client message to suit. You will be in the first half of your degree, if you are a law student. Your law firm background is highly advantageous, together with demonstrable experience in secured recoveries.
Why Dentons
Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
We offer:
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 Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land 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 Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.
Please apply online with your Cover Letter and CV. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at ******. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email. Agency Submissions
Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.
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