
Legal Secretary
4 weeks ago
This long-standing Adelaide law firm has built a reputation for providing high-quality, approachable legal advice across a wide range of practice areas, including personal injury, family law, wills and estates, employment law, property, and commercial matters. With offices based in the heart of the CBD, the team is small, professional, and down-to-earth, with every member playing an important role in the firm's ongoing success.
The Role
An experienced Legal Secretary / Personal Assistant is sought to provide high-level support to the Principal of the firm. This is a busy and varied role that blends legal secretarial responsibilities with personal assistant duties. You'll need to be highly organised, proactive, and thrive in a small, fast-paced office where attention to detail and initiative are key.
Key Responsibilities
- High-volume, accurate word processing and document preparation
- Drafting, editing, and formatting legal correspondence and court documents
- File management using Open Practice and Microsoft Office Suite
- Diary and calendar management for the Principal, including meeting coordination
- Handling incoming calls, emails, and visitors with professionalism
- Acting as first point of contact for clients and stakeholders
- Travel bookings, expenses, and ad hoc PA support to the Principal
- Relief reception duties when required
- Previous experience as a Legal Secretary or PA (law firm experience highly regarded)
- Excellent typing and word processing skills with a strong eye for detail
- Strong organisational and time management abilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel); Open Practice experience an advantage
- Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
- A self-starter who thrives in a small, high-output office environment
- Salary range $65,000 – $75,000 + super (commensurate with experience)
- A full-time, office-based role in Adelaide's CBD
- The chance to work closely with the Principal of the firm across a diverse range of legal matters
- A supportive, small-office culture where initiative and contribution are valued
Apply now to join a respected Adelaide law firm where your expertise and initiative will make a real impact.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Hudson
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Casual Loading
Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive ofmandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.
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