Legal Assistant - Darwin, Northern Territory

Job summary

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Insurance team based in our Darwin office.

Responsibilities

• drafting of documentation as required;
• performing conflict searches and file opening;
• maintaining of extensive electronic filing for all incoming and outgoing correspondence (including splitting & saving documents in PDF format);
• preparation of all monthly billing;
• arranging court documents to be ready for e-filing / clerk run with the courts;
• managing all client file maintenance for the team;
• general file maintenance including closing and archiving;
• diary management including listing of key dates (court hearings and due dates); and
• other ad hoc tasks.

Qualifications

• minimum of two years' experience in an administration environment (professional services preferable);
• experience working a document management system (eg iManage10 would be highly desirable);
• experience with large MS Word and PDF documents;
• previous experience with billing. (eg use of Aderant highly desirable);
• strong attention to detail;
• proactive and willing to learn new things; and
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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