Overview
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At Shine, we champion better justice for our clients. As an Administration Assistant on a permanent, full-time basis, in our Abuse Law team based in Newcastle, you’ll work closely with our legal team to make a meaningful and long-lasting impact on our clients.
Please note that while this role is an administrative position, it's also based on our Newcastle reception desk, and will have the added duties of meeting and greeting clients, and ensuring our office’s meeting rooms and facilities are kept clean and tidy.
With empathy, adaptability and initiative, you will be a true champion of our clients by:
Responsibilities
- Supporting our legal team with administrative tasks and optimising the use of internal systems to process information.
- Cultivating strong relationships and trust through empathy and understanding, interpreting client needs and connecting them with the right legal team members.
- Applying your keen eye across general filing, photocopying and archiving management to spot opportunities for improvement so that we can stay ahead of the pack and deliver the best outcomes for our clients.
- Responding to inbound calls, couriers and emails from clients, ensuring they feel looked after, supported and heard.
- Assisting with preparing matters for conference and hearing, including preparation of court and legal documents and general correspondence.
- Proactively providing chargeable and non-chargeable support to our legal team with general administrative duties, to obtain maximum compensation for clients, from file opening to closure.
What you’ll bring
- Previous administration/business support experience.
- Professional presentation and a client service focus.
- Accurate typing skills with intermediate Word & Excel skills.
- Keen eye for detail in document management and collation skills.
- A great communicator, both verbally and in writing.
- Empathy and a resolute passion for helping people, especially those who have undergone trauma.
- Recognition of the importance of your role as the gateway to client support.
- The ability to work 38 hours per week, between 8:15am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
Shine Lawyers: A place for you
It’s our clients who summon the courage to stand up to injustice. It’s the communities we are part of and support every day. It’s our team who champion what’s right and make Shine what it is. We’re an ASX-listed organisation with a long history of standing up for the rights of everyday Australians. We’re humble yet relentless and strive to create a place for you to thrive.
- Connect and be you: Work with authentic people and enjoy the security of a large, well-established firm that treats you as a person.
- Challenge and be challenged: Make a real impact and grow by questioning and challenging.
- Achieve and grow: Access in-house learning programs and real opportunities to step up within and beyond your role.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and celebrate differences in age, disability, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation.
Seniority level
- Entry level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Administrative
- Industries: Newspaper Publishing
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