Legal Assistant - Melbourne, Australia - people2people

people2people

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

5 days ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Excellent workplace culture and benefits:

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True hybrid/flexible working:

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Salary up to $110k package

THE FIRM

We are partnering with a full-service, commercial law firm who provide legal expertise and industry knowledge to private and public sector and not-for-profit clients across Australia.

This well established firm have a great reputation of achieving success for and with their clients by remaining adaptive to change.

They work with some of the best-known Australian and overseas companies to mid-market, privately owned or publicly listed companies, as well as not-for-profit government entities and private clients with a mix of commercial and family assets and investments.

THE ROLE
In this role, you will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Construction & Projects group.

You duties will include (but are not limited to):

Diary management, including scheduling of appointments, meetings and conferences for the practice team members, clients, and third parties
Filter incoming calls and deal with inquiries and requests
Collate and file court documents
Collate and organise construction contracts
Draft and finalise correspondence and legal documentation
Liaising with clients and being able to deal with inquiries and requests
Billing monthly billing, checking time sheet entries
File management ensure filing is kept up to date

ABOUT YOU

To be considered for this role, you will have proven experience working in a legal assistant position, ideally within construction or litigation.

In addition to this you will have:

Excellent attention to detail
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Highly developed time management and organisational skills, enabling a quick turnaround of tasks
Exercise initiative, be proactive and maintain confidentiality
Ability to work autonomously and be a team player
A positive, friendly and energetic attitude

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

You will have opportunity to work in a prestigious mid-sized commercial law firm who are rapidly growing and have an excellent reputation for their high values and always proceeding with integrity.

Salary on offer is up to $110,000 package dependent on experience.

They offer exceptional benefits, including flexible working arrangements, ongoing training and study assistance, income protection and an active social club (movie nights with exclusive cinema screening, dance classes, a gym membership with exclusive gym evenings, children fun days)

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