Legal Assistant

2 weeks ago

Adelaide, South Australia Dentons Full time

About Dentons

Dentons is the world's largest law firm. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We're 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries. We are a global polycentric firm. Moving with innovation. Making the decisions that will take us from largest to leading. From now to next. The opportunity is huge.

Dentons continues to improve its standings and now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Legal Administrative Assistant to join our Adelaide Office in a combined support role with our leading Corporate and Banking and Finance teams on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a unique opportunity to work across two key areas of our practice, ensuring variety and the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge, while providing outstanding service to the legal team and their clients.

About the role

  • Providing administrative support directly to Partners, senior Lawyers and their extended junior team
  • Drafting, preparing and editing documents, presentations and general correspondence
  • InfoTrack searching and PPS registrations
  • Calendar and diary management, scheduling meetings and managing contacts
  • Proactively managing team's finance requirements including opening matters and conflict checking, trust requirements, accounts payable, audit letters, high volume billing
  • Diligence in day-to-day tasks including answering calls, processing incoming mail, preparing simple correspondence, corresponding with clients, completing ad hoc printing tasks, and managing incoming and outgoing mail
  • Maintaining a friendly and professional demeanour while liaising with our clients, third parties, national team members, and inter-department teams. A high level of written and spoken communication skills is required, as you will be a touchpoint for many parties.

About you

  • Background in legal administration, seeking a career in legal support is preferred
  • An enthusiastic team player committed to providing a high level of administrative support to our team
  • Organised, efficient and able to multi-task and time manage while working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
  • Conscientious and discreet in relation to the highly sensitive nature of information handled by the team
  • Knowledge of Elite or other finance related software to manage expenses, matters, timesheets, client billing and reporting requirements
  • Knowledge of Outlook to organise and manage contacts, mail and calendars
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to produce high quality documentation.

This is a great opportunity for you to join a supportive and highly engaged team who will keep you busy, challenged and support you with reaching your career goals.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

  • Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
  • Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
  • Salary sacrificing and novated leases
  • 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months service
  • Additional leave options
  • Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
  • Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
  • Exclusive retailer discounts
  • Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
  • Learning & Development opportunities
  • Generous health and wellbeing programs
  • Agile and flexible working for all
  • Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
  • Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.

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