Legal Secretary / Paralegal - Estates and Succession

Legal Secretary / Paralegal – Estates and Succession

Join HopgoodGanim Lawyers as a Paralegal supporting our highly reputable Estates and Succession practice.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients and practitioners regularly.


• Prepare and amend documents, including wills, powers of attorney, probate applications and other court documents.


• Support estate administration, gathering asset information and dealing with stakeholders.


• Assist in estate litigation, preparing briefs for counsel and experts, information gathering, and preparing chronologies.


• Conduct searches and undertake basic legal research.


• Diary management: arrange client appointments and travel.


• Monthly and ad hoc billing.


• File management from opening to closure and archiving.


• Assist with business development and marketing activities.


• Other paralegal and administrative tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Prior paralegal or legal secretarial experience.


• Excellent verbal and written communication.


• Attention to detail and a client‑centric approach.

Benefits

• Paid birthday leave.


• Paid parental and fertility leave.


• Annual performance and remuneration cycle.


• Subsidised onsite café.


• Fun end‑of‑year functions.

We offer a supportive environment for our legal secretaries and paralegals, with a pool of administrators covering planned leave and central functions improving efficiencies.

Legal work in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.