Legal Support - Sydney, Australia - Australian Government

Australian Government

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Legal Support roles - Ongoing (non-ongoing positions may be offered)

Legal Administrative Assistants (APS3), Legal Assistants (APS4) and Senior Legal Assistants (APS5)
Canberra

AGS is seeking expressions of interest for Legal Support roles in our Canberra office.

About us
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) is the Australian Government's central legal practice and part of the Attorney-General's Department.

AGS helps Commonwealth clients to manage legal issues, navigate new challenges and find solutions which deliver the best outcomes for Australia.

We are a self-funded legal practice and compete for our work.

AGS is unique. AGS is dedicated to the national interest and is a trusted advisor to Government.

AGS is innovative. Drawing on an exceptional depth of experience and expertise, we assist the Australian Government in the development and implementation of solutions to legal issues that have national importance.

AGS is diverse. With offices in every capital city and a team of 660 staff, including over 470 lawyers, we work in more than 40 different areas of law related to government.

About the roles

AGS delivers expert legal services to Commonwealth clients across a wide range of areas including dispute resolution, commercial law and constitutional and public law.

Please visit the AGS website for further information Home | AGS

Legal Administrative Assistants (APS3)

As a Legal Administrative Assistant, you will:

take an active role in assisting our lawyers to deliver a high standard of legal services to our clients

- assist with the preparation of court and tribunal documents and other correspondence
- maintain legal files and assist with client enquiries
- manage lawyers' diaries and travel
- ensure administrative procedures such as client billing and reporting comply with relevant AGS requirements.

To be successful in this role you will have:

good attention to detail and a professional approach

- a genuine commitment and ability to deliver high quality client service
- good written and verbal communication skills and judgement
- good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once
- the ability to be flexible and work as part of a team
- good judgement and the ability and willingness to take on a variety of tasks
- an interest in undertaking training and development to learn new skills.

Legal Assistants (APS4)

As a Legal Assistant, you will:

take an active role in assisting our lawyers and other legal support staff to deliver a high standard of legal services to our clients

at least 2 years' legal assistant experience

- a genuine commitment to deliver high quality client service and a professional approach
- good attention to detail and organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks at once with accuracy
- good judgement and the ability and willingness to take on a variety of tasks
- well-developed written and oral communication skills
- an interest in undertaking training and development to learn new skills
- good technical skills in Microsoft Office suite as well as legal practice software systems such as Mattersphere, Elite, iManage, Desksite or Filesite
- the ability to be flexible and work as part of a team.

Senior Legal Assistants (APS5)
As a Senior Legal Assistant, you will
- train, develop and mentor other legal support staff under the guidance of the Legal Support Manager
- take on new and complex requests, identifying opportunities to improve processes
- be a role model for junior staff members
- provide high quality legal and administrative support to lawyers in Dispute Resolution
- use your excellent Word and PowerPoint skills to prepare documents and to draft correspondence
- maintain legal files
- ensure administrative procedures such as client billing and reporting are completed efficiently and comply with relevant AGS requirements
- have a proven ability to work well in a team
- provide all-round legal support and assistance to Dispute Resolution when required.

This role will suit an experienced and highly efficient senior legal assistant who has:

at least 3 years' experience providing high quality legal support to multiple lawyers in a fast-paced legal practice

- excellent client service skills, and a demonstrated ability to manage key relationships with internal and external clients
- demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities
- advanced technical skills in Microsoft Office and PowerPoint as well as legal practice software systems such as Mattersphere, Elite, iManage, Desksite or Filesite
- excellent written and oral communic