Legal Assistant

6 months ago


Brisbane, Australia McCullough Robertson Full time

**Join a team with a drive to partner with and achieve quality results for clients; a commitment to each other; and a strong community contribution.**

McCullough Robertson is a commercially focused firm, working with leading national and international clients. We work on big matters but work in small teams. Employees of all levels are given direct exposure to clients and exciting opportunities to get involved in the firm.

Our goal is for every employee to build a rewarding career that is full of opportunities, satisfying relationships and a sense of achievement. We do this through extensive training and career development opportunities that allow our employees to prosper and grow their career.

We are backed by a national team of over 400 staff located in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra. McCullough Robertson is a big firm, without the attitude.

**The Role**

We are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team on a full-time basis. This diverse and fast-paced role will support one of the firms Joint Manager Partners, as well as several other authors.

Each day will be exciting, including the following key duties:

- Secretarial support for general administrative tasks, including billing, inbox and diary management;
- Brief preparation, court document drafting, amendment and management;
- Preparing lists of documents and other quasi paralegal duties;
- Proactive diary management and meeting coordination;
- Coordination of travel arrangements;
- File opening and management;
- Meeting coordination including preparing agendas;
- Assisting the Managing Partner with team leave requests;
- Working closely with the other Legal Assistants across the team and firm.

**Experience**
- Ability to exercise initiative and maturity around confidential and sensitive information;
- Excellent communication skills and ability to liaise with internal and external parties;
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines;
- Excellent attention to detail;
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously and part of a team;
- Ability to work effectively with the other Legal Assistants in the team; and

**Benefits**

At McCullough Robertson, we encourage a balanced work environment. Our teams enjoy having the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, while having fun and achieving results.

We offer the following benefits for our employees:

- Dedicated Diversity committee with an innovative program focusing on all areas of diversity and inclusion;
- Attractive further education program and supportive learning and development opportunities throughout your whole career;
- Mentoring and sponsorship opportunities as well coaching and leadership support;
- Holistic Health and Wellbeing program including subsidised gym membership and active social and sporting committees; and
- In-house barista and end-of-trip facilities.

**Inclusion and Diversity**

We are a leader in diversity and inclusion, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our commitment is to create an accessible, inclusive and informed workplace, where we can collectively make a difference for everyone, including people with disability, to gain equal opportunities and grow their career at McR. This is our commitment to diversity and inclusion and how we bring to life our McR values.

An award-winning law firm, we have received the prestigious Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation for the tenth consecutive year and have recently been awarded by Lawyers Weekly - Diversity Law Firm of the Year.
- We're an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._


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