* Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024/2025
* Collaborative team with opportunities for career development and progression
* A truly flexible workplace, plus great people, great culture and great work
About you
We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated and highly organised Legal Assistant looking for their next long-term opportunity to join our corporate team in Melbourne in a full-time permanent position. The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting a busy team and fostering a collaborative environment.
Ideally you will have
* At least 3 years of experience as a Legal Secretary or Assistant in a law firm
* Excellent communication skills
* Strong Microsoft Office skills
* Demonstrated time management and organisational skills
* The ability to build strong working relationships
* Strong work ethic, ability to manage competing priorities and keep on top of deadlines
* A commitment to excellence with the ability to produce accurate, high-quality work (attention to detail is critical)
This is a great opportunity to join for someone to take the next step in their career in a fun, supportive, fast paced environment.
Your role
An excellent opportunity exists for a senior Legal Assistant to become part of our dynamic and expanding corporate team in Brisbane. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our esteemed Corporate and M&A Partners, as well as our National Corporate Partners and other members of the corporate team. You will be responsible for delivering high-level administrative and secretarial support to a group of experienced fee earners.
Key Responsibilities
* Diary and inbox management
* Meeting, travel and event management
* Producing accurate, high quality correspondence and other documentation
* Liaising with clients, Partners, lawyers and other stakeholders electronically as well as in person
* Assisting with matter management, including file opening and closing, and matter and client relationship reporting
* Time entry, preparation of bills and processing monthly billing
* Providing exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders including our clients
* Creating and managing documents in Microsoft Office and iManage
* Supporting business development initiatives, including assistance with preparing proposals
* Creating and editing PowerPoint documents creation. Ideally you will have experience designing professional, visually engaging presentations tailored for client and internal audiences.
* General administrative duties
About Gadens
Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.
At Gadens, we:
* develop and inspire our people
* do the right thing and make an impact
* work with quality clients in our chosen markets
* solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
* are a widely recognised and respected brand.
We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit
What we offer
* A friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment
* Truly flexible work practices
* For non-fee earners, up to 3% of total remuneration for non-financial contributions
* An extra day of leave each year during the month of your birthday
* Option to buy additional annual leave
* Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:
* 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
* Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
* An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
* A supported and staggered return
* Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
* Ongoing professional development opportunities
* Health and wellbeing initiatives
* Free, confidential counselling for staff and immediate family through our Employee Assistance Program
* And much more
At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.