Adelaide
- Permanent / Full Time
Thomson Geer is a large Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth. The firm has more than 580 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success.
**The Role**
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and professional full-time Executive Assistant to join our Adelaide office. We are looking for someone who is able to use their initiative, who is proactive, and is capable and motivated to work autonomously. This role will involve primarily assisting our Chief Executive Partner and Chair with the following duties:
- Desktop publishing and preparation of Powerpoint presentations.
- High level administrative tasks including preparation of documents, correspondence and drafting letters.
- Diary, inbox and travel management.
- Coordination and management of meetings.
- Production of reports and presentations as requested.
- Liaising with clients and staff on day-to-day matters.
- Maintaining electronic files.
- Ad hoc research tasks.
- Liaising with other functions of the business; such as Business & Development, Operations and Finance.
**Requirements**:
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- A positive attitude and the ability to manage a workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Powerpoint and Word and a working knowledge of Excel
- Desktop publishing skills
- Desired experience using document management and billing systems (such as FileSite and Aderant Expert, or similar).
- Strong organisational and file management skills.
- Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised;
- An ability to work under tight deadlines.
**What we offer