Our client, a leading national law firm, offers a full range of legal services to an impressive list of clients across Australia and Asia. They work on interesting, challenging and innovative legal issues and clients trust them with their most significant and complex transactions.
This award-winning, national law firm is going through an exciting expansion phase and is one of Australia's fastest-growing. Different to most traditional law firms, this is a progressive firm disrupting the legal industry.
An excellent opportunity exists within their Litigation team for an experienced Legal Executive Assistant. In this contract role, you will provide invaluable coordination and support services to partners and fee earners within this varied and down-to-earth team.
This could be an ideal career development role for an experienced Legal Executive Assistant who is seeking a challenging position with a great variety of people whilst enjoying a collegiate and supportive team environment.
As a critical addition to this team, some of your responsibilities will include:
* Managing files (both electronic and hard copy)
* Diary management and organisation of authors
* Complying with client reporting requirements
* Monitoring emails and taking telephone calls
* Extensive travel arrangements (including both international and domestic)
* Assisting in maintaining client databases
* Drafting correspondence, document preparation and amendments
* Reconciling corporate AMEX expenses
* Monthly billing in accordance with client requirements
* Coordinating meetings internal and external
* Document management, i.e. editing of documents, markups etc
What you need
This would be a fantastic career development opportunity for a Legal Executive Assistant with solid experience in a corporate law firm environment.
We welcome applications from experienced Legal Executive Assistants who possess the following:
* Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
* A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
* The ability to communicate clearly and confidently at all levels
* Intermediate to advanced MS Word skills, including document creation and presentation
* An understanding of MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint and other software
* A demonstrated commitment to internal and external service standards
* An adaptable and flexible nature
They are people who are caring, high-achieving and supportive of each other both at work and outside of it. You'll enjoy being able to call on a network of business support resources for assistance and have the flexibility you need to engage effectively with your work, your colleagues and any further study you may be undertaking. They also offer a wide range of accessible in-house learning programs, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and other soft skill courses around communication and time management.
We prefer to deal with you directly. Please submit your CV for consideration by clicking on the 'Apply' button below. If you would like further information, don't hesitate to get in touch with Bonnie Brady for a highly confidential discussion.