Personal Assistant Legal

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Avant Mutual Group Full time

**Job no**: 499311

**Work type**: full time

**Location**: Brisbane

**Categories**: Legal Secretaries

Avant Mutual Group is Australia's leading medical defence organisation. We are an organisation created by doctors, for doctors.

Avant operates nationally and support over 80,000 healthcare professionals and students through our Member service, claims management expertise, 24/7 medico-legal advice and highly experienced legal representation.

Our mutual structure, heritage and ethos ensure that our members are at the centre of everything we do.

We are seeking a Personal Assistant to support our Queensland Avant Law Professional Conduct team in a permanent full-time opportunity. This role provides quality administrative and paralegal support to Avant Law solicitors.

**Key responsibilities for this role include**:

- Assisting Solicitors in the management of a legal practice, and contribute to the effective functioning of the Legal team;
- Provide paralegal and administrative support to our Legal team including assisting to prepare legal documentation, drafting correspondence, preparing documents, liaising with witnesses, experts, court and tribunal staff;
- Coordinating meetings and travel arrangements; and
- Processing invoices, monthly billings and MasterCard reconciliations.

**The successful applicant will have**:

- Previous demonstrated experience in a paralegal or administrative position in a legal environment;
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills;
- Fast and accurate typing skills including digital dictation typing;
- Experience drafting and formatting legal documentation;
- The ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines and show attention to detail;
- Intermediate level of competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; and
- Experience in preparing and maintaining legal files.

**Why work for Avant Law?**
- You would be working for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
- You will get to work on a great variety and breadth of cases but with a focus on medical professional conduct and civil claims.
- You will be working in an open and collaborative environment with access to the top specialist medico-legal solicitors in the country.
- Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons._

**Advertised**: 20 Jan 2023 E. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**:


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