Legal Secretary

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Clayton Utz Full time

The role

Take your next career step by joining our leading Corporate practice in Melbourne on a full-time basis as a Legal Secretary / Practice Administrator. Clayton Utz's Practice Administrators are an instrumental part of our firm. By providing high quality administrative support services to our Partners and team members, our Practice Administrators maximise the efficiency of the Practice Group and the Firm. We have a friendly, positive team culture and provide a challenging and rewarding workplace.

This role is predominantly office based however, the flexibility to work remotely part of the week is available.

Key responsibilities

In this varied and fast-paced role, you will be responsible for:

- Drafting, reviewing and preparing correspondence/documentation
- Assisting with clients and markets activities, including profiles and bid documentation
- General accounts, client monthly reporting, management of purchase orders, monthly billing and reconciliation of expenses
- Organising meetings and travel, including a proactive approach to reorganising commitments on a needs basis

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Administrative or legal secretarial or Executive Assistant experience (working with Partners within a top tier law firm or C-level executives will be looked upon favourably, although not essential)
- Commitment to the team and be a strong team player
- Self-driven and a self-starter
- Excellent judgement and use of initiative
- The ability to be flexible and adaptable by working for various stakeholders with different work practices
- Keen attention-to-detail, strong typing skills and a professional manner

In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient and motivated individual. Someone who is able to work autonomously and is focused on attention to detail and providing an outstanding service to their stakeholders.

The Corporate, Energy and Resources team

Clayton Utz maintains a top-tier multi-disciplinary Energy and Resources practice.

We are consistently rated as one of the world's leading Corporate Energy and Resources speciality group servicing clients with national and international operations and global footprints and are continuing a strong growth trajectory.

For further information, please visit our

Corporate page

and

Energy and Resources showcase page

on LinkedIn.

How to Apply?

Consultant Contact Details

Emma Tyson, (03) 9286 6682

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