Legal Secretary - Sydney, Australia - Thomson Geer

Thomson Geer

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Thomson Geer is a large Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The firm has more than 560 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success.

The Role
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic full-time legal secretary to join our Sydney office within our Disputes team. We are looking for someone who is proactive, capable and motivated to work autonomously and within a successful team.

This role will involve:
- liaising with clients and staff
- preparation of legal documents
- billing
- diary management
- opening, maintaining and closing electronic files

Requirements of the role
- be flexible and adaptable, proactive and comfortable working unsupervised
- have a positive attitude and the ability to manage the workflow of multiple fee earners
- have intermediate to advanced computer skills across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word and Powerpoint, working knowledge of Excel, and a typing speed of 60+ wpm
- have strong verbal and written communication skills
- have experience using document management and billing systems (such as FileSite and Aderant Expert, or similar)
- have strong organisational and file management skills
- have a minimum of two years' experience as a Legal Secretary

What we offer
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