Admin / Secretarial / Office Support
- Administration
- Sydney
- Permanent / Full Time
- Exciting opportunity for an experienced career Legal Assistant
- Join a growing, fun, fast paced and supportive Property team
- Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support - 30 weeks' paid parental
A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant to join a growing and collaborative Property team.
**About you**
We are looking for a passionate career Legal Assistant who is eager to bring their experience and strong organisational skills to this role. You will have at least 3 years relevant experience from a law firm together with the motivation to take ownership of your next role and build long-term relationships with your key operators.
A strong work ethic and attention to detail, the ability to manage conflicting priorities and keep on top of deadlines are some of the key qualities we are looking for, in addition to sound Microsoft Office and general IT skills. Although you may not have experience in a Property practice, you will have excellent experience in other well regarded practices with a strong desire to learn new skills.
**Your role**
Supporting partners, this is a great opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant looking for a role that will grow with them. This role is an integral part of this fun, growing, fast-paced and supportive team, and there will be other legal assistants and paralegals to lean on for extra support in both Sydney and Melbourne. Your responsibilities will include:
- Opening new files;
- Filing court documents;
- Diary management;
- Collating documents and preparing briefs;
- Document and correspondence preparation including court documents;
- Monthly billing;
- Liaising with clients; and
- Other general administrative duties and support as required
**About us**
Gadens is a pre-eminent, independent Australian law firm with over 97 partners and 880 staff across our offices nationally. We are repeatedly recognised as a leading legal service provider in the Chambers Asia Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific legal directories, and many of our partners and special counsel are recognised as leaders in their areas of law. At Gadens, we are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing Sydney office.
**What we offer**
- Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support - 30 weeks' paid parental leave for staff and partners, as well as additional support
- friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment
- ongoing professional development opportunities
- flexible work practices and work life balance
- regular social events and functions so you can relax with your colleagues
- regular health and wellbeing sessions.