Thomson Geer is a large independent Australian law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. The firm has more than 900 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 part-time legal secretary to join our Perth office within our Disputes team. We are looking for someone who is proactive, capable and motivated to work autonomously and within a successful team. This role will involve:
* liaising with clients and staff via phone and email
* preparation and drafting of legal documents
* correspondence in respect of emails, letters and internal memos
* collating court documents and generating bundles
* billing
* financial assistance of practice
* diary management
* opening, maintaining and closing electronic files
The successful candidate for this role will be:
* proactive and comfortable working unsupervised
* able to work within a team of secretaries supporting the Disputes practice
* intermediate to advanced computer skills across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
* exceptional verbal and written communication skills
* experience using document management (FileSite or similar)
* experience with billing systems (Aderant Expert or similar)
* strong organisational and file management skills
* a minimum of three years' experience as a Legal Secretary
What we offer:
As a major independent corporate firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, with genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro-bono opportunities, flexible working, 26 weeks of parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, daily breakfast, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including office based events, EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.
We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of