Legal Assistant

• Hybridand flexible working; WFH and from modern, open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
• Rewardand recognition, including competitive remuneration and career progression
• Learning and career development programs for all roles andlevels
• Flexible leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Freedaily breakfast, office drinks and social events
• Genuine commitment to health and wellbeing, pro bono and community, and diversity and inclusion across our firm

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Insurance team, based in our Darwin office.

The mainfocus for this role will be to provide admin support to our lawyers. Our growing Insurance practice has approximately 90 people located across Adelaide, Perth and Darwin. We are a defendant

Insurance legal team working across both General Insurance and Statutory Insurance matters with our Darwin practice having a focuson workers compensation.

You will be responsible for:

• drafting of documentation as required;
• performing conflict searches and file opening;
• maintaining of extensive electronic filing for all incoming and outgoing correspondence(including splitting & saving documents in PDFformat);
• preparation of all monthly billing;
• arranging court documents to be ready for e-filing / clerk run with thecourts;
• managing all client file maintenance for the team;
• general file maintenance including closing and archiving;
• diary management including listing of key dates (court hearings anddue dates); and
• other adhoc tasks.

You will ideally have the following skills and experience:

• minimumof two years’ experience in an administration environment(professional services preferable);
• experience working adocument management system (eg iManage
  10 would be highly desirable);
• experience with large MSWord and PDF documents;
• previous experience with billing. (eg use of Aderant highly desirable);
• proactive and willing tolearn new things; and
• excellent interpersona land communication skills.

Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We deliver outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.

Some of ourrecent awards and citations include:

• Best Australian Law Firm (>$200m revenue) at the 2025 Client Choice Awards
• Ranked7 th in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firmsfor 2024 and 2025
• Law Firmof the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
• Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality(EOCGE) citation holder since 2018

We are knownfor having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive,inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring values - known as Hallmarks .

We are also renowned for our Smarter Law approach.

Smarter Law means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions. Smarter Law includes enabling technology, challenging business models, innovative pricing and creative resourcing.

We are a firmof the future. We offer our people interesting and challenging work, and access to great clients. To learn more about HW visitourwebsite.

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At Hall &Wilcox, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations),age, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We are also committed to supporting candidates with disability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment experience. If you require any adjustments or support to complete your application, or if you have any questions, please contact Kim Chalmers, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, K for a confidential discussion.

This vacancyis being managed directly by the HW Talent Acquisition / People& Culture team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require any assistance.