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The Firm
Since the day Maurice Blackburn opened our doors nearly a hundred years ago, we’ve been in the business of helping people; fighting to make a genuine difference to people’s lives. We exist to help everyday Australians use the law to fight back against unfair treatment. Our passion for righting wrongs is at the heart of everything we do. This is why we’ve grown to become Australia’s leading social justice law firm. After all, we believe wholeheartedly in what we do.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a keen interest in developing their legal research skills to join our Knowledge team as a Library Assistant working 1 day per week (Monday). With support from our Legal Librarians, the successful candidate will assist our lawyers and other professional staff nationally by conducting research and providing efficient legal information and resources using in-house and external sources.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research various topics as requested by operators for trials including background research
- Provide assistance to operators by sourcing specific items such as articles, cases and legislation reports
- Ensure the latest information is available to users by keeping filing up to date
- Catalogue and label new material including books and subscription services
- Assist with the audit and review of journals, books and articles to ensure stock is being turned over
Skills & Experience we’re looking for:
- Ideally completing a Bachelor of Law
- Experience conducting legal research
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly
- Possess a high degree of initiative and enthusiasm in order to meet deadlines
- Excellent organisation skills and adapatable
- Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team
Culture & Employee Benefits
We are a law firm like no other. Work with people who are truly passionate about the work we do and the impact we have on the community. From the kind of people who work here, to the kind of cases we take on, these values have run deeply throughout our organisation for almost a century.
We also offer great employee benefits, some of which include:
- Ongoing coaching and career development
- Fully paid gym membership
- Salary Continuance & Life Insurance
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Wellbeing Programs for you and your family
- Generous leave entitlements
- Health and Wellbeing Leave
How to Apply
Click the ‘Apply’ button and include your resume and cover letter.
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