Insight Family Law and Mediation

27/04/2026

Clients, Colleagues, Friends - our office phone is down - we are aware (thank you for the messages!) and Telstra says they are on it.

In the meantime, please call our mobiles or email us instead. So sorry for the inconvenience 😬

22/04/2026

Ad Title: RARE Part-Time Legal Admin Vacancy

About Insight Family Law and Insight Family Law and Mediation is an 8-year-old family owned law firm.

We help couples transition to co-parents and help them in untangling their finances after a separation with legal representation and advice, as well as mediation/family dispute resolution and parenting coordination services.

Our legal services include post separation parenting and finance division, child protection, family violence, divorce.

We are excited to advertise a rare opportunity for a part-time legal administrator to join our fabulous team at Tarragindi and Greenslopes.

The Administration Role
Your role will be to help our lawyers with:
• Welcoming clients as a first point of contact;
• Diary and deadline management;
• Communications with clients, Courts, and other stakeholders;
• Maintaining our electronic and physical filing and archiving systems;
• Compiling briefs, referrals, and disclosure documents;
• Precise, detailed record keeping;
• Accounting and billing procedures; and
• Other general administrative support.

We work with families impacted by trauma, family violence and facing difficult circumstances. Our director is a best interests advocate for often vulnerable children. You may be exposed to graphic or distressing material.
A probation period will apply.

Who are we looking for?
• Confidentiality, compassion, calmness, organisation and ethical professionalism are essential for this role
• Detailed, task-oriented, organised individuals.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, OneDrive, and Outlook).
• Ability to meet competing deadlines.
• Ability to communicate well in writing and verbally, particularly when under pressure
• Ability to work on site between 9:00am and 5pm.
• Prior experience in a legal admin/secretary role will be viewed favourably. Mid degree law/humanities students are encouraged to apply.

Why Insight Family Law and Mediation?
• Established, referral-based practice with a reputation for practical, friendly, high-quality service
• A positive, supportive, and professional team environment
• Open to flexible work arrangements (after probationary period)

How to Apply
Please email your resume, 1 page cover letter and 2 referees to [email protected] with the subject line “Admin Support Officer”

08/02/2026

Say the word “teenager” in a group of parental types and you often get a collective grown or nod of solidarity.

Then, one goes and does something like this…

A truly remarkable feat achieved by someone so young.

Austin, you have achieved something deeply incredible. Not only for your family, yourself, and your community. The enormity of which is difficult to articulate.

To us- strangers from the other side of this great big land- We. THANK YOU! too.

You have inspired and amazed us and, no doubt many others.

Austin Appelbee is 13 years old.

He recently failed his swimming assessment because he couldn't swim 350 metres continuously.

Last week, he swam about 4 kilometres through choppy ocean waters - where sharks are known to frequent - to save his family's life.

When their inflatable paddleboards drifted out to sea off the WA coast, Austin's mum - with her heart in her mouth and as a last-hope desperate prayer - sent him back in a leaking kayak to get help. When that failed, he ditched the kayak and then the life jacket (it was slowing him down) and swam.

For four hours. Through waves and wind. Who knows what was in the water. In open ocean.

He told himself, "Not today. I have to keep going."

When his legs buckled on the sand, he ran another 2km to call emergency services. His family was rescued just as darkness fell.

Police called his efforts "superhuman." (His swimming instructor probably wishes they'd seen this side of him.)

This is a heroic story. I love it. But I'm sharing this because:

Austin didn't become a different kid in that moment. The same determination, grit, and love that got him through those waters was already there. The crisis just revealed it.

I'm constantly reminding parents - you don't know you're resilient until you have to be resilient. And being resilient doesn't usually feel resilient. It feels like "I can't" far more than it feels like "look at me being awesomely resilient".

We spend so much time worrying about whether our kids are ready for life's challenges. Whether they're tough enough. Capable enough. Whether we've done enough.

Austin's story reminds me that kids have reserves we can't always see in the everyday moments. And that when it really matters, they'll find what they need.

What an incredible young man.

24/12/2025

Whether it’s snow or hot sand, the roast or cold prawns, mulled wine, a cold one or none at all. No matter how you spend the holidays we hope you do celebrate - in safety, peace, with rest, and connected with those you love and who love you- whether that is together or apart.

(We are closed for now, but taking up tools again on 12 January 2026, to continue the work we love with the families we are lucky enough to work with.)

Kindest and best holiday wishes from all of us to all of you xx

16/01/2023

Insight Family Law and Mediation is a dispute resolution legal practice for those separating or divorcing.

We are looking for an administrator/paralegal to join our tight knit team at Tarragindi/Greenslopes.

We help couples transition to coparents, and to untangle the finances after a separation through family law legal services, mediation, and parenting coordination etc.

Your role will include helping our lawyers by opening and closing files, collecting, organising, managing and storing data, archiving, transcribing, filing and serving documents, keeping detailed records, compiling briefs/referrals, being first point of contact, helping to prioritise tasks and scheduling, some accounting/billing. Compassion, professionalism, and confidentiality are vital for this role. Ideally you will work 3-5 days per week during business hours, but not necessarily full days. We work with families impacted by trauma, facing emotional struggles and advocate for children, so, you may be exposed to explicit or graphic material. An hourly rate may apply.

Please email your 2 page expression of interest, resume and contact details for 2 references to [email protected] with “Practice Support Officer” in the subject line by 4pm Monday 30 January 2023.

15/08/2021

Here it comes …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Courts: Find out how our services are being delivered and how you can access them. For the latest COVID-19 news, updates and advice from the Australian Government, visit Australia.gov.au

30/07/2021

Exciting times ahead

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Courts: Find out how our services are being delivered and how you can access them. For the latest COVID-19 news, updates and advice from the Australian Government, visit Australia.gov.au

23/07/2021

Here at Insight Family Law and Mediation, we celebrated a very special event this week.

Our very own Jesse Atkins was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland as a lawyer.

Jesse is a gorgeous human whose positive and caring attitude, as well as her clever humour, makes her a pleasure to be around.

Along with her smart, calm and sensible approach to getting the job done (and done well), she’s going to be a great lawyer.

We are so very proud of you Jesse and honoured to have you as part of our team.

30/03/2021

Thank you our lovely BGM friends.
A completely unnecessary but delightful surprise (I’m afraid the cookies were long gone before this snap was taken 😆)

26/05/2020

I am delighted to have been invited to chat with the lovely Emma Mai Fitzgerald of Lawyering Space in the Lawyering Podcast.

Emma is crafting this neat space for us lawyers (but I also think non-lawyers too) to reflect upon ourselves, the impact we have and the impact we want to have on our world.

A woman who shares my passion for a life well and truly lived, and for making positive ripples of change along the way.