Junior Paralegal
Built to give first and second year law students early exposure to real client files, legal drafting and direct mentorship. You become the driver behind our estate planning matters, own your work, and graduate with experience employers value.
- Type
- Part-time, ongoing
- Hours
- 2-3 days/week (1 during exams)
- Ideal for
- 1st or 2nd year law students
What makes it unique
- One-on-one onboarding: training is provided by the firm's senior director; hands-on and well above industry standard.
- Schedule flexibility: work 2-3 days a week during semester, dropping to 1 during exams.
- Real legal work: you own estate planning files and interact with clients, mastering work many don't see until their graduate years.
What you'll do
- Run estate planning files: client contact, meeting coordination and drafting.
- Learn and apply our internal systems and processes.
- Contribute to a firm that welcomes improvements.
- Build skills in time management, document control and client delivery at scale.
Availability & commencement
- Two or three days a week, with the ability to reduce to one day during exams.
- A six-week training period on commencement: full-time (5 days) for the first three weeks, then part-time (3 days) for the next three weeks.
- After training, you move to your choice of 2 or 3 days a week.
Eligibility
- A typing speed of at least 58 words per minute.
- An appropriate Australian work visa, or Australian citizenship.
- Availability for the full-time-then-part-time training period above.
How to apply
Prepare three separate PDF documents: your CV, cover letter and academic transcript (please, no Word documents). If you've completed at least three university subjects, provide your university transcript; otherwise provide your high-school transcript (for Queensland students, your QCAA Senior Statement). Unofficial transcripts are accepted for applications; official transcripts are required on hire.
Attach all three PDFs to a single email and send it to recruitment@yhclawyers.com.au.
Please follow these instructions carefully. Applications that do not meet the criteria set out in this advertisement will not be considered, and applications submitted through job-portal “Apply Now” buttons are not received; they never reach our recruitment system. We only review emailed applications that follow the instructions; doing so is part of how we assess candidates. Mr Shen Chow reviews the applications that meet these requirements.
