Paralegal

Paralegal – Avant Law

Sydney | Full-Time

Join Australia’s leading medico-legal law firm and make a meaningful impact supporting medical professionals across the country.

For more than 130 years, Avant Mutual Group has protected and supported Australia’s medical professionals. Today, Avant represents over 90,000 health practitioners and medical students nationwide, delivering market-leading products and services tailored to their professional, personal, and practice needs.

As a member-owned mutual organisation, our focus is entirely on supporting our members. Beyond providing insurance and legal services, we advocate for improvements in healthcare quality, safety, and professionalism through education, research, and industry leadership.

The Opportunity

Avant Law is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our Sydney team on a full-time basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside some of Australia’s leading specialist medico-legal solicitors in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will provide essential support to the legal team by assisting solicitors in the management of health law matters in Courts, Tribunals, Coroners Court and regulators and contributing to the effective operation of the legal practice

Preparing legal documentation including briefs, correspondence, subpoenas, summaries, and chronologies

Managing court and tribunal filings

Accessing and reviewing subpoenaed documents

Liaising with witnesses, experts, court, and tribunal staff

Attending court and recording detailed court notes

Coordinating meetings and taking minutes

Undertaking legal research

Assisting with invoice processing and settled matter administration

Providing general office administration and phone support

About You

To succeed in this role, you will have:

Previous experience in a paralegal or legal administrative role(Law students currently undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate studies are encouraged to apply)

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Fast and accurate typing skills, including digital dictation typing

Experience drafting and formatting legal documents

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

High attention to detail

Intermediate Microsoft Office skills across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Experience preparing and maintaining legal files

Why Join Avant Law?

Work for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firmAccess a consistent and high-quality pipeline of work through our close relationship with Avant InsuranceGain exposure to a broad range of complex and interesting medical indemnity mattersCollaborate with highly regarded medico-legal specialists in a supportive, open, and team-oriented environmentBe part of an organisation dedicated to supporting Australia’s healthcare professionals

If you are passionate about collaboration, advocacy, and making a genuine difference for medical professionals, we would love to hear from you.