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Want to work in a place that supports you to achieve and grow? Love to be helping clients and supporting teams?Join us and be the professional and the person you want to be.The OpportunityAt Shine, we champion better justice for our clients. And as a part-time Senior Legal Assistant (10 months fixed term contract) in our Personal Injury team based in our Pakenham Office, that starts with you. Youll work closely with our legal team to make a meaningful, long-lasting impact for our clients.We are ideally looking for someone who can commit to 3 or 4 days per week, on a part-time basis for the duration of the contract.This role will have a strong focus on Work Cover and Transport Accident Commission (TAC) matters, and experience in one or both of these areas is important for the role.This is an excellent opportunity for a career Legal Support Professional to apply and continue their amazing work within the legal industry.Want a job that provides real career progression to kick start or further advance your legal career? You''ll be part of a truly connected team of authentic people who are as passionate as you are. And youll be visible and valued for who you are and what you bring.With empathy, adaptability and initiative, you will be a true champion of our clients by:Working with our solicitors to successfully support them with day-to-day operations of files/client management.Preparing matters for conference and hearing, including preparation of court and legal documents and general correspondence.Using your high attention to detail to draft briefs and documents, such as claim forms and schedule of damages.Efficiently coordinating medico-legal appointments, compulsory conferences and mediations.Cultivating strong relationships with our clients, Shine employees, Counsel and other external stakeholders.Supporting our Legal team with optimising the use of internal systems to process information.What youll bringPrior experience in personal injury as a paralegal is essential.Accurate typing skills with intermediate Word & Excel skills.Keen eye for detail in your document management and collation skills.Youll be a great communicator both verbally and in writing.Youll recognise and value the importance of your role in being the gateway to support our clients.The ability to work the hours of 8:15am 5pm, 3/4 days per week on days between Monday to Friday.Shine Lawyers: A place for you. It means more here.At Shine, purpose really matters.Its our clients, who summon the courage to stand up to injustice.Its the communities we are part of and support every day.Its our team, who champion whats right and make this place what it is.Were an ASX-listed organisation, and we''ve been standing up for the rights of everyday Australians for more than 45 years. Weve achieved a lot but youll find no airs and graces here. Were humble yet relentless. We dont pretend to be anything other than ourselves. And together, weve created a place for you to thrive.Here are some of the things we hope youll love about working with us:Connect and be you: Get the benefits you need, and work with truly authentic people. And you can enjoy the security of a large, well-established firm that treats you as a person, not a number.Challenge and be challenged: Were not here for easy. We want you to take your place at Shine and make a real impact. Question and challenge - thats how we grow.Achieve and grow: Start your Shine journey with our in-house learning programs, where youll find immediate connection and be set up for success. You will be provided real opportunities to step up and grow - within your role and beyond.Visit to find out more and read the stories of our incredible people.Excited to join us and stand up to injustice? Join us and build a career that means so much more.Apply now and make Shine Justice a place for you.As part of The Circle Back Initiative, we want you to feel supported through our recruitment process, which means that you will hear back from our friendly team no matter the outcome.We are committed to making Shine Lawyers a place for you by encouraging and supporting our people to bring their authentic selves to the workplace, and as a result, we know youll put your best self forward while righting wrong for our clients. Were passionate about maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment here at Shine that celebrates all of our differences with age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, to name a few, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. You bring you. #J-18808-Ljbffr