Junior Legal Assistant

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Slater and Gordon Full time

Junior Legal Assistant

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including an extra week of annual leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, extra-long service leave together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

Covered by our Enterprise Agreement, this position will also enjoy access to additional paid service leave, a confirmed 1 July salary increase, an annual wellness reimbursement, career development opportunities, and much more.

**We are also pleased to let you know that Slater and Gordon were ranked in the Top 25 Attraction Firms in the annual Lawyers Weekly Legal Firm of Choice Survey for 2023-24.**

**_ Acknowledgement of Country_**_ _**Slater and Gordon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

**What are we looking for?**

The File Transfers Team is responsible for ensuring the firm's interests are protected when a client's retainer is terminated. As a valued member of this team, you will be integral to supporting the team from an administration level. A typical day will often look like this:

- Supporting the team with general file management and administration
- Communicating with clients, internal legal groups and external stakeholders
- Guiding the internal legal groups through their professional obligations where a client has terminated their retainer
- Manage inbox and respond to correspondence from internal and external parties
- Logging transfers when received

**What will you bring?**

The following experience and skills will ensure your success in this position:

- Exceptional communication and customer service skills
- A willingness to learn
- Excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrated organisation skills and the ability to multi-task
- Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment
- Proactive approach and initiative
- A willingness to learn
- Available to work 38 hours per week, between the hours of 8:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday

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