This premier Australian commercial law firm, with multiple national offices, provides strategic legal and commercial advice to a diverse range of Australian and international corporations, high-net-worth individuals, and large family businesses. The firm is renowned for its innovative, commercially focused advice and involvement in some of the country's most significant transactions.
The Role:
A full-time, 12-month contract opportunity exists within the Commercial team in Sydney, working across a wide range of duties on high-profile matters. This role involves providing secretarial support to two partners and several lawyers, offering the opportunity to work on various high-level tasks. The position requires strong technical skills, attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, and a collaborative hands-on approach.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative assistance, including typing and collating various legal documents.
- Prepare memos and email communications.
- Enter timesheet data and prepare client accounts (billing).
- Manage files and diaries, including travel bookings.
- Maintain and archive files, including electronic file management and email management.
- Perform other administrative tasks as required.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a committed, proactive, and service-oriented approach to work, with the following skills and experience:
- A minimum of 2+ years of experience as a legal secretary.
- First-class organizational and communication skills.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft applications (particularly Outlook and Word).
- Accurate typing, spelling, grammar, and proofreading skills.
- Experience in timesheet data entry and client account preparation (billing).
- Previous experience in private practice.
- Knowledge of Expert software (desirable).
The firm offers a competitive salary package and a range of benefits, including:
- Fully subsidized corporate gym membership.
- In-house café providing free breakfast daily plus fully subsidized beverages and snacks.
- Discounted corporate health plan.
- Staff social events.
- Health and well-being program, including daily provision of fresh fruit.
- Complimentary legal advice for wills, estate planning, and conveyancing.
- Prime CBD office location.
If you feel that you meet the requirements we would like to hear from you.
Apply via the link below.
Due to the volume of interest only successful applicants will be contacted directly.
Barratt Galvin is an Australian-based legal recruitment business providing law firm resourcing solutions. Collectively, our consultants have over twenty year’s experience placing legal professionals into law jobs locally and internationally.
Based in Sydney, we assist legal professionals looking for legal jobs within Australia, as well as those relocating to or returning from London and the Middle East legal markets.
Our core client base is made up of elite private practice legal teams within mid to top-tier and international law firms. The legal jobs we recruit for include Lawyers, Legal Secretaries, EA/PA, HR, Business Development & Marketing and Office Support.
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