Legal Secretary: Workplace - Adelaide Region SA, Australia - people2people

people2people

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Adelaide Region SA, Australia

6 days ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

About the Company
Our client is a leading independent corporate and commercial law firm in Australia, with offices in Adelaide and Darwin. They work with clients across Australia and internationally and are driven by achieving excellent outcomes for their clients.

About the Role
This full-time role, based in the Adelaide CBD is within the firm's Workplace & Workers Compensation team.

Your administrative and secretarial tasks will be including (but not limited to):

Typing from digital dictation or written drafts
Prepare letters of engagement on new matters, open new files and follow up on the return of engagement letters
Drafting basic correspondence
Close and Archive files
Diary management, especially in respect of court dates, filing deadlines etc
Organise meetings and conferences
Book medical appointments
Coordinate and book informal conferences/mediations with barristers, medical practitioners, plaintiff lawyers, and clients
Travel arrangements
Brief preparation draft index, locate/flag relevant documents, pdf bundle
Familiarity downloading, drafting and filing of relevant forms for SAET & SACAT actions from their website
Monthly billing using 3E (Elite) accounting system:
Provide support to others in the team, department and firm when the current workload within you own workgroup permits

About You:

High attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks and deadlines

- proactive with a 'can do' attitude
- team orientated and committed to building rapport with your practice group and wider department team members
- self-motivated and have an ability to work autonomously
- strong client focus and demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers, industry experts and clients
- demonstrate an ability (and resilience) to work in an environment that expects excellence as a minimum
- possess an efficient telephone manner and professional image

Experience gained working in the workplace and workers compensation practice areas within a commercial law firm environment is preferred and will be highly regarded.

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