Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Executive (Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant) to join our team in Melbourne on a full-time, 14-month Fixed Term Contract.
Description
As a Practice Executive you will provide high-level business support to Partners within your division, assisting with client, market, and work-stream knowledge.
Key responsibilities include:
Practice & Client Management
Preparing monthly bills and reconciling expenses
Extensive diary and travel management
Monitoring and managing inboxes for Partners, including filing emails
Business development and marketing support
Our Practice Executives play a pivotal role within the firm, ensuring support services to legal staff are delivered appropriately and on time.
You will work closely with a dedicated hub of Team Assistants to complete any administrative tasks.
We are interested in hearing from people who have:
Demonstrable experience as a Legal Secretary
High degree of initiative, pro-activity and problem-solving skills, with willingness to take ownership and deliver innovative solutions
Commercial acumen, ability to understand commercial drivers of a legal practice and interpret data to support partners with practice management
A client-focused approach, capable of growing professional relationships with client organisations and internal stakeholders
Excellent organisational skills
Strong written communication skills and attention to detail, able to draft correspondence, presentations, pitch documents and slide packs quickly and accurately
Strong understanding of billing procedures and working knowledge of Elite 3e or similar billing system
Advanced skills in MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
Recruitment Support
If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact for a confidential conversation.
Application
To apply directly to Ashurst, please visit our careers page.
We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
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