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    Administrative Assistant, Corporate - Melbourne, Australia - Herbert Smith Freehills

    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Herbert Smith Freehills Melbourne, Australia

    2 days ago

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    JOB DESCRIPTION

    About Herbert Smith Freehills

    As one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

    We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.

    The Opportunity

    We are seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant to join our Corporate team in Melbourne on a full-time basis working Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:15 pm.

    As the Administrative Assistant you will work closely with the Legal Assistants to provide administrative support to legal and business services staff to enhance our client experience.

    Your day to day will involve however not be limited to:

  • Provide timely and accurate support to Legal Assistants with administrative support needs.
  • Deliver high quality, accurate work whilst managing deadlines, responding to change and the competing priorities of all work.
  • Scan, print or photocopy relevant documents as and when required by the relevant practice group support colleague or Lawyer.
  • Provide ad hoc support to the group or division such as dealing with incoming mail, answering the telephone, amending documents and any other administrative duties.
  • Prepare files for archiving and manage return and retrieval of files following firm guidelines.

    • To be successful you will have:

  • Impeccable attention to detail.
  • The ability to work in the office five days per week is essential.
  • Prior administrative experience is essential.
  • Demonstrated enthusiasm and proactivity in the workplace.
  • Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  • Strong time management and organisational skills.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.

    • What we offer:

  • We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
  • We aim to support our people through their career and life milestones. We offer 26 weeks paid parental leave, which includes superannuation on both paid and unpaid parental leave up to 52 weeks. Our policy applies to parents regardless of gender, subject to six months of continuous employment at HSF.
  • At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus, and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
  • People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.
  • To view our benefits in Australia, please copy this link into your browser -

    • Team

    Office Operations

    Working Pattern

    Full time

    Location

    Melbourne

    Contract type

    Permanent Contract

    Diversity & Inclusion

    At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

    We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

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