Legal Secretary
2 months ago
K&L Gates | Brisbane Metropolitan
Closing date: 04/10/2024
**DISCOVER **more opportunities to **DEVELOP **your talents and **THRIVE **in a dynamic legal landscape.
**About the role**
The Brisbane office is seeking an experienced full time (or part-time) Legal Secretary to provide administrative support. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to be fully involved with two practices working on interesting matters, managing crucial team administration, handling client queries and managing the monthly billing process.
**What does the role involve?**
- Diary management
- Administrative support to partners and fee earners
- Managing confidential firm information and opening new matters
- Preparing documentation and correspondence
- Formatting and amending complex documents
- Input and maintain client data into client relationship software (Interaction)
- Handling client queries
- Managing the monthly billing process
- Assistance with business development activities
**About you**
We value our culture at K&L Gates and are proud of our friendly and respectful reputation. We are looking for a likeminded individual who in addition to possessing technical excellence is able to work collaboratively in a team to get things done.
You should be practical and proactive in your approach in addition to demonstrating strong problem solving skills and work well in a team. You should be able to work efficiently and use your initiative, as well as being proactive in your approach to tasks and showing exemplary attention to detail.
Strong Microsoft Office skills are essential, as are excellent communication skills. You will be capable of using automated billing systems and client relationship management software (Elite 3E and InterAction is what we use).
**The extras**
- Social events - social club and sporting teams
- Health and wellbeing program including a gym subsidy
- Pro-bono programs and community involvement via our workplace giving program
- Global Day of Service and charitable fundraisers
- Salary continuance insurance
- 26 weeks paid parental leave for the primary carer
- Purchased annual leave
**About Us**
The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries. With lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and commercial centres and possessing substantial experience.
At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our people to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. We marry process with vision, success with dedication, method with passion, and innovation with creativity. The outcome: The K&L Gates Experience.
Located across five continents, we represent a broad array of leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organisations, and individuals. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.
We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others.
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