ABOUT YOUNG WORKERS CENTRE

The Young Workers Centre is a community legal centre and one-stop-shop for young workers who want to learn about their rights at work or who need assistance resolving issues at work. We are based in Victorian Trades Hall Council, the peak body for trade unions in Victoria. We are a team of lawyers, organisers, educators, campaigners and researchers who empower young people working in Victoria with the knowledge and skills to make their workplaces safer and end workplace exploitation.

ABOUT THE YWC COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

We run Victoria’s only specialist employment law community legal centre for young people. We provide legal advice and assistance to Victorians aged 30 and under with issues at work including wage theft and other issues with pay or conditions, dismissals, health and safety, discrimination, bullying and harassment.

THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A great opportunity has arisen for a Legal Assistant to join the YWC Legal Centre team, on a part-time basis. This role would suit someone who is looking to gain or build their legal assistant skills, or someone who has experience but is keen to work in this environment. In this role, you will provide direct support to the lawyers, interact with our clients and other stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include providing legal assistance, administrative support and team collaboration to ensure the smooth operation of the legal work.

Duties for this role include

• Provide high-level administrative and practice management support to an established legal team
• Work collaboratively to provide exceptional client service
• Draft letters and correspondence (under supervision)
• Diary, email and task management
• Arrange meetings and appointments
• File management
• Contribute to developing, refining and maintaining practice management system and processes
• Liaise with clients, law firms, barristers, court staff and other third parties
• Open and close files
• Monitor critical dates to ensure deadlines are met
• Maintain data records and generate reports
• Provide administrative support for the YWC Committee of Management
• Other duties as required

Skills required – we need you to be

• Super organised
• Great at communicating
• Focussed on detail (pedantry is good)
• Good with competing priorities and task management
• Professional with clients and other parties
• Able to keep confidential information confidential
• Savvy in Microsoft products
• Enthusiastic/keen

What we will do for you

• We have great terms and conditions of employment
• We are very happy to train you to perform the duties required
• Provide you with a fun and supportive team to work with
• Give you lots of job satisfaction, and work-life balance

If after reading this you’re not sure you meet every criteria, but have the passion and determination to make positive policy change for Victorian workers we encourage you to apply.

We strongly encourage people from CALD backgrounds, First Nations, people with a disability, women and LGBTIQA+ people to apply.

A Statement of reasonable adjustments is available on request for people with a disability.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

For inquiries about the role itself, please contact Kelly Thomas at [email protected] using the subject line: Legal Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs.