Legal Secretary - Sydney, Australia - Clyde&Co

Clyde&Co

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Job Title

Legal Secretary
Job Location
Sydney
Job Type
Business/Professional Services & Support
Expertise
Description

You will provide a high level of support to the Partner and the broader team through a range of administrative support in order to ensure that lawyers are fully supported in the delivery of legal services to our clients.

Key Responsiblities:

High level of legal secretarial support to fee earners as required
General administration including inbox management, drafting correspondence and court documents
Monthly billing, including ensuring that client SLA's and specific billing requirements are followed
Attending to client and matter queries, including managing the process of opening new clients and matters, through to closure of a matter
Generating briefs to counsel and liaising with junior and senior counsel on matter coordination
Capturing and recording fee earner time including business development activities and liaising with clients
Diary management, including organising internal and external client meetings and arranging travel
All other ad hoc duties as required.

Client and matter

Attending to client and matter queries
Assist with the preparation of routine correspondence
Organising appointments
Downloading subpoena packets and saving as per naming guidelines
Assisting with the preparation of court documents which includes labelling, indexing, preparing files, briefs to counsel, court bundles
Liaising with third parties.

Finance

Process third party invoices and disbursements
Compile and prepare fee earner expenses
Assist the fee earners with timesheets in the firm's time management system, Intapp Time
Provide assistance with the preparation of client reports.

Job Requirments:

Minimum 2 years legal admin or professional services experience
Superior time management to complete tasks efficiently
Superior attention to detail
High level of professionalism and service excellence with clear and concise communication
Flexibility to work autonomously and as part of a team environment
Experience with Elite 3E and iManage will be highly regarded
A positive attitude to work, and an adaptable and collaborative approach
Provide assistance with all other reasonable workrelated fee earner requests.

About Clyde & Co In The Asia Pacific Region

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, infrastructure, energy, and trade and commodities.

It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-contentious legal services and commercially minded legal advice to businesses operating across developed and developing markets.

Clyde & Co is committed to operating in a responsible way.

This means progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of its communities and clients, using its legal skills to support its communities through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment.

The firm has 440 partners, 1800 lawyers, 2500 legal professionals and 5000 staff in over 50 offices [and associated offices] worldwide.

How To Apply

We offer a rewarding work environment that supports professional growth and opportunities. We value diversity in our work place and it is the policy of the Firm to recruit, hire, promote, reassign, compensate and train highly qualified persons without regard to race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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