Senior Legal Secretary - PI/Workers Comp (or similar)
Sutherland Shire location - perfect for locals
up to $90K+s
This highly regarded Firm located in the Sutherland Shire is seeking the skills and experience of a Senior Legal Secretary for a Partner and team. The role is overseeing all legal administrative support with Personal Injury/Workers Compensation matters and required someone with experienced in this practice area or similar. Need to be able to hit the ground running and love working in a challenging and very busy environment. This would be a fabulous role for someone who lives locally.
DUTIES
Diary management (scheduling meetings with clients, arranging travel bookings
Liaising with clients
Opening and closing of matters
Requesting (and following up) documents and medical reports from doctors, specialists and experts
Transcription of dictation within required timeframes
Drafting, formatting and amending of legal documents and correspondence
Court liaison
Preparation of schedules and briefs to counsel
Ensuring documents and correspondence are efficiently filed electronically on all internal and external systems
Scanning and photocopying of documents
Preparing completed matters for archiving
Reception relief as required
Ad hoc administrative tasks as required.
SKILLS:
Three to five years + Legal Secretarial experience ideally at Senior level
Must have Workers Compensation experience (or similar e.g. Motor Vehicle, Personal Injury etc may be considered)
Familiarity with the process of managing cases from intake to resolution
Experience drafting and managing legal documents
Solid communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to juggle many balls in the air
FINE PRINT:
These roles are paying up to $90K plus super (dependent on experience)
Lovely offices in the Sutherland Shire
8.30 am to 5.00 pm
5 x days office based however would look at 4 x days OR 1 x day working from home (after probation)
Very busy and challenging role in a fast paced environment
APPLICATION:
Due to the high number of resumes we received we unfortunately cannot respond to each and every one personally, however we sincerely appreciate the time and effort taken.