Thomson Geer is a leading national commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 800 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 experienced full-time legal secretary to join our Perth team.
The role involves working as relief support across all of our commercial practice areas, working on a variety of tasks including; providing secretarial cover to varied teams Liaising with clients and staff Preparation of legal documents Correspondence (emails, memos and letters) Monthly billing Managing all electronic documentation Diary management Opening, maintaining and closing matter files Reception cover and support for other corporate services functions as required Meeting room and event set up, including organising catering, managing room bookings, stock ordering and ensuring technology needs are met Administrative support Photocopying, scanning and other tasks, such as binding and collating documents.
Requirements of the role
The successful candidate for this role will:
Be flexible and adaptable, proactive and able to work unsupervised Have a positive attitude and the ability to manage the workflow of multiple fee earners Have intermediate-advanced computer skills across the Microsoft suite in particular Word and Powerpoint, working knowledge of Excel, and a typing speed of 60+ wpm Have strong verbal and written communication skills Have experience using document management and billing/time recording systems (such as FileSite, Expert or similar) Have a minimum of two years' experience as a Legal Secretary Have strong organisational and file management skills and demonstrate initiative.
What we offer
At Thomson Geer, developing our staff is crucial, and this role will provide an excellent opportunity to build your reception, administration and customer service skills, whilst working in a team environment that exudes a high performance culture and for a company that recognises and rewards individual and team achievements. Thomson Geer has a "well-being @ work" program encompassing flu vaccinations, skin health checks and an employee assistance program. We also have an active social club and are supportive of flexible working practices.