Legal Secretary - Melbourne, Australia - Thomson Geer

Thomson Geer

Verified Company

Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Legal Secretary - Employment
Thomson Geer is a large Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The firm has more than 650 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 seeking a legal secretary to work within our Employment team in Melbourne. This role will work closely with an experienced and respected Partners and legal professionals on a range Employment matters.

The duties:

Working within a close knit team, you will be responsible for:

Working on large documents, recording track changes and mark ups;
Opening, maintaining and closing files;
Personal assistant tasks (diary and travel management);
Liaising with clients and staff on day to day matters;
Assisting with preparation of briefs, court books and court documents;

Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will have:

Advanced skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook;
Proficiency using Expert or similar accounting package and FileSite or similar document; management system ;
A minimum typing speed of 65wpm;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Demonstrated understanding of the importance of client confidentiality;
The ability to work well with others in a team environment;
Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised.

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