Interested in joining a leading national law firm?
Passionate about Family Law?
Proactive, solutions-focused, and confident in supporting a high-performing legal team?

This could be the role to kickstart your 2026 with impact!
 
About the Role:

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Legal Assistant to join a high-performing Brisbane Family Law team on a full-time basis. This is a proactive support role, working closely with senior and junior lawyers to manage workflows, anticipate needs, and ensure the seamless running of matters and client relationships.

This is not a traditional, reactive Legal Assistant role. The successful candidate will manage operational and administrative aspects of matters, allowing lawyers to focus solely on legal work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with clients, solicitors, mediators and barristers;

• Prepare and format legal documents and correspondence;

• Manage end-to-end billing, including debtor management;

• Diary management and workflow coordination; and

• Handle filing, archiving and safe custody.

About You:

• Minimum two years’ experience as a Legal Assistant in a law firm or professional services environment;

• Experience in Family Law advantageous;

• Strong understanding of legal processes, confidentiality and deadlines;

• Excellent communication skills, organisation and commercial awareness;

• Proactive, solutions-focused, and confident in anticipating needs and making suggestions; and

• Able to build strong relationships with lawyers and manage workloads efficiently.

Benefits:

• Collaborative approach to learning and development with personalised support;

• Dress-for-your-day policy;

• Discounted health insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP);

• Gym and studio discounts across Australia;

• Study and exam leave; and

• Competitive referral bonus and other perks.

For more information or a confidential discussion please contact Amy McAuley at u&u on 0732329116 OR amy.mcauley@uandu.com quoting reference number 43789.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

Should you require reasonable adjustments or have a preferred method of communication throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via adjustments@uandu.com or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.

Additionally, for a barrier-free and inclusive online experience, you can access u&u’s opportunities using accessibility software Recite Me at https://www.uandu.com/jobs.

Please submit your resume in Word format only.