Our Recovery and Restructuring team is seeking a highly skilled Legal Assistant to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.
* This is a great opportunity for a person with a legal secretarial background looking to develop their skills in a high-performing and supportive team.
About the Role
* Edit, draft and prepare correspondence and legal documents with attention to detail and precision.
* Print and collate legal documents efficiently and effectively.
You will also be responsible for:
* Proactively managing the team's finance requirements, including trust accounts, accounts payable, expenses, audit letters, billing and reporting.
* File management, including matter opening, conflict checking, and managing fee agreements.
* Managing all general administrative requirements, including telephones, electronic and hard copy filing, printing, mail etc.
About You
* You have a background in legal administration and are seeking a career in legal support, or you are a law student with a minimum of 2 years remaining in your studies who has the skill set to provide high-level administrative support.
* You are an energetic, enthusiastic, team player committed to providing exceptional administrative support.
* You possess exceptional organisational and time management skills, with a high attention to detail.
* You have knowledge of Elite or other finance-related software to manage expenses, matters, timesheets, client billing and reporting requirements.
* You have knowledge of Outlook to track key dates and ensure deadlines are met.
* You have knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to produce high-quality documentation.
What We Offer
* We provide a range of benefits and incentives to support your ongoing development.
* We offer equitable salary packaging, incentive pay, and rewards.
* We provide continuous insurance (for permanent employees) and novated leases.
* We provide 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service.
* We offer additional leave options and equal family leave for all genders.
* We provide floating public holidays for days of cultural significance.
* We have offices designed for collaboration on Australian land.
* We offer generous health and wellbeing programs.
* We promote agile and flexible working for all.
* We have social and diversity networks providing year-round events.
* We offer opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work.