Legal Secretary

3 months ago

Sydney, Australia K&L Gates Full time

Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions | Sydney Metropolitan

Closing date: 26/09/2024

**DISCOVER **more opportunities to **DEVELOP **your talents and **THRIVE **in a dynamic legal landscape.

**About the role**

We are currently seeking an experienced legal secretary to join our Corporate team based in our Sydney office. This role presents a fantastic opportunity to get involved in interesting work within a vibrant, collaborative and friendly environment.

Reporting to a partner, this role will provide high touch secretarial support to the practice including (but not limited to), managing crucial team administration, handling client queries and managing the monthly billing process.

**What does the role involve?**
- Administrative support to partners and fee earners in the practice group, including word processing and filing;
- Managing confidential firm information and opening new matters;
- Inputting and maintaining client data into client relationship software (Interaction);
- Assisting with client queries; and
- Managing the monthly billing process.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter who works efficiently, uses your initiative and has exemplary attention to detail. You are highly organised and proactive in your approach to tasks and take a genuine interest in the work performed by the practice.

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 preferred).

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.

**The extras**

K&L Gates promotes equal opportunities for all employees to progress in their careers.

Initiatives include:

- Professional development programs
- 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Salary continuance insurance
- Volunteering opportunities
- Health and wellbeing programs - including gym subsidies
- Social events - social club and sporting teams

**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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