Yegal also works with clients on permanent roles. We tell all our paralegals to “go in and put your best foot forward.” A paralegal who makes a good impression during a short term assignment always gives themselves the opportunity to extend an engagement. Many short term paralegal projects convert to permanent employment. You can read…
You are paid fortnightly, one week in arrears, by Friday 5pm at the latest and you will receive your payslip by email the day before. This allows us time to get your timesheets approved and for payments to be processed.
All Yegal Paralegals are paid above the Legal Services Award rate. None of our positions are volunteer placements or internships.
Our paralegal projects vary in type and duration. Some of our paralegals are placed to ongoing 2 day per week projects with In-House Counsel or with a Boutique firm. Conversely, projects at larger firms (top-tier and international firms) tend to average 3 months in duration. Furthermore, these placements typically involve E-Discovery. If you want to…
We want to help law students because we know getting into the industry can be hard. We do work with graduates on a number of projects and graduates are encouraged to apply. We’ll consider candidates in their first two years post admission. We don’t tend to work with senior lawyers as much but we can…
We collect your availability as a starting point and we match you to a job that suits your availability. Having wider availability will boost your chances of securing work. Clients tend to want paralegals who can work at least 3 days per week so they can get continuity with the same paralegals however this is…
We work with a mix of top tier, mid tier and international law firms. We also work with In-house / Corporate Counsel across a range of industries. A growing client base is our network of boutique law firms who wish to bring on a casual paralegal as they deal with a large new instruction or…
Yes, of course. All our paralegals are paid above Award rates for their time and are employed as Casuals by Yegal for the duration of any project.
Work hours tend to be agreed upon in writing at the outset of any project though a 7.5 hour work day is consistent with the Legal Services Award.
Our paralegals are covered by Yegal’s own professional indemnity insurance. All of our paralegals must work under the supervision of a qualified lawyer.