Offshore Virtual Assistants, a highly respected outsourcing company based in Sydney, seeks a diligent and detail-oriented Paralegal to work with one of our clients. The business consists of experienced migration agents and lawyers who are passionate about providing smart, accessible, and reliable legal support, with a focus on migration and administrative law. They believe in simplifying complex legal processes for our clients and delivering exceptional service with integrity and accuracy.

Position Overview
We seek a highly motivated and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting our lawyers, management, and clients by delivering top-tier paralegal services and assisting with all aspects of file and client management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality paralegal support to lawyers, management, and clients.
  
• Deliver 100% of assigned workload on or before client-related critical dates.
  
• Draft letters of instruction, client statements, legal submissions, and correspondence to the highest professional standards and following up when necessary
  
• Prepare applications to the Department of Immigration & Border Protection, the Minister for Immigration & Border Protection, Statutory Review Tribunals, and the Courts, ensuring 0% error rate and complete accuracy.
  
• Produce independently accurate and high-quality work, maintaining confidentiality and legal integrity.
  
• Assist lawyers in managing files and progressing client-related tasks through to final delivery.
  
• Upload supporting evidence and documentation to relevant applications and case management systems.
  
• Handle general administrative tasks, including document filing, record keeping, and file maintenance.
• Liaise professionally with clients, third-party stakeholders, lawyers, and Counsel.
  
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant immigration laws, regulations, and processes.
• Updating Migration Manager with all correspondence, document collection, document  review ,drafing visa applications  and management of trust account

   

General Duties

• Fulfill other tasks as required by management and/or other departments.
  
• Adapt to evolving business needs and contribute to improving internal processes.
  
• Support the firm’s values of excellence, integrity, and service.

   

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Legal Studies or equivalent qualification 
• Prior experience in a paralegal role, preferably in migration or administrative law.
  
• Strong knowledge of Australian immigration processes and relevant legislation (desirable).
  
• High-level written and verbal communication skills, with confidence to communicate assertively with our clients (via email) if required
• Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to produce error-free documents.
  
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
  
• Experience with legal document drafting and case management software.
  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote or office environment.
• Knowledge of Migration Manager software recommended 
• Microsoft and Google Suite