Yes, our paralegals are often transitioned to a permanent position though there is a permanent placement fee involved. Please get in touch to discuss this further.
All paralegals in employment with Yegal are employed by Yegal in a casual worker capacity. As the employer on record, Yegal is responsible for compliance with Award, tax and superannuation requirements which we manage through our own payroll systems. The team at Yegal is well versed in payroll compliance and if you would like to…
Our Paralegals agree to a confidentiality clause when they sign up to work through Yegal. However many of our clients also ask the paralegal to sign an NDA before starting their placement. Yegal Paralegals can be put through the same conflict check process you would for your own internal employees.
Once the work engagement commences it is up to the client how work is undertaken. It is not Yegal’s practice to get ‘hands on’ with any paralegal work. In saying that, Yegal takes all necessary steps to ensure paralegals have adequate training before they step into a job. We provide training solutions to law students…
Unfortunately no. We do not offer our paralegal services to clients who cannot provide supervision from a qualified lawyer.
Sadly, no. Yegal only works with Law Firms and Corporate Counsel. All our paralegals must work under the supervision of a lawyer.
There is no minimum time commitment. Yegal paralegals work by the hour. Some clients ask for a set number of hours per week and other clients use Yegal for ad hoc, task-based work. We are very flexible!
Yes, of course.
Yegal is the employer on record and the paralegal is hired out to clients for the duration of any project. All Yegal Paralegals are employed as casuals and paid in excess of the Legal Services Award rate
We only work with law student paralegals. We are driven by a desire to create opportunities for the next generation of Australian lawyers. This is our company mission. Yegal started because our team know that when you are a law student looking for work it is often really hard to get that first break. For…