Paralegal

About the Role

Ruah Legal Services provides end-end-end representation services to vulnerable West Australians experiencing mental illness, family and domestic violence, homelessness, and other challenges. The paralegal supports the work of Ruah Legal Services by providing essential administrative support to lawyers in their file management. Under the supervision of a lawyer, the paralegal drafts legal documents and correspondence and undertakes research tasks to assist the lawyer in their provision of legal services.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide effective legal and administrative support to assigned legal team.
• As needed, facilitate the intake process for potential clients, conducting interviews over the phone to obtain required details concerning the client and his/her legal matter.
• Draft legal advice, correspondence, and court documents.
• Perform administrative, file management and data entry duties...