Legal Assistant – Construction

- Great firm culture

- Friendly and supportive team

- Hybrid work model –opportunity to work from home and office

- Free car parking onsite

Moores is a values-driven law firm that is committed to making a difference for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We pride ourselves on delivering quality work and excellent client service and we value the integral role our legal assistants play in helping to make a difference.

Moores is committed to creating a strong, diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re looking to be a valued member of a collegiate team that is committed to making a difference, then we have an opportunity for you.

Job Description

The role
We are looking for a proactive and organised Legal Assistant or Law Clerk to join our collaborative Construction team, working across front-end matters with a focus on contract preparation and negotiation and project advice. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a firm that values quality, relationships, and innovation.

You will be supporting a high performing team consisting of a Practice Leader and a Senior Lawyer helping deliver outstanding client service in a fast paced and commercially focused area of law.

Desired Skills and Experience

About you

You will have;

- Experience as a Legal Assistant/Law Clerk (ideally in construction, commercial or front-end practice areas)

- Solid knowledge of the construction industry and contract law as it applies to construction

- Strong attention to detail and a proactive, can-do attitude

- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities

- Confident communication and client service skills

- Tech savvy with strong MS Office skills, including excel and experience using legal practice management systems

- Strong skills in word processing, document preparation, and formatting to ensure accuracy and professional presentation.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a close knit team

Responsibilities

- Provide day-to-day support to the Construction team across all administrative and legal assistant tasks

- Assist with workflow and file management to keep things running smoothly

- Support our clients with your strong customer service and communication skills

- Assist with drafting correspondence, legal documents and bills

- Coordinate document management, matter opening, closing via digital workflows

- Navigate and use multiple technology platforms for efficient communication and file management

- Arrange and manage calendar and appointments

- Help the team track and achieve goals and milestones

What we’re looking for in you

Our ideal candidate is an excellent organiser and communicator, with at least one year experience as a Legal Assistant or Law Clerk in a commercial legal environment. You have already proven yourself to be a strong team player, confident to embrace technology, proactive and client focused. You work well under pressure to meet deadlines, whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail. A thorough understanding of Microsoft Suite 365 is essential, and knowledge of Work 10 (FileSite) is welcomed.

About us

- We actually innovate – we were one of the first law firms to ditch time sheets in favour of value pricing and we’re not looking back We price value, not time.

- Our staff love working here –Moores recently ranked in the top 25% of Australian organisations surveyed by InSync in relation to employee engagement.

- We are truly flexible – the majority of our staff and practice leaders work flexibly or part time in a hybrid work environment.

- We are proudly inclusive, diverse and committed to gender equality – our CEO and more than 50 percent of our practice leaders are female.

- We pride ourselves on being professional, but we don’t wear suits unless we have to.

- We focus on working with purpose-aligned clients to deliver great outcomes that benefit the community.

- We keep it real - we’re a down to earth bunch who like to work hard but have fun along the way and don’t take ourselves too seriously.

- We do it with heart - people are the heart of Moores. We like and care about each other.

Flexible Work Options

We welcome applications for both full-time and part-time. For part-time applicants, a minimum commitment of 3 full working days per week is required.

We do prefer to deal with you directly so please submit your application by clicking on the link below to apply. We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes.

http://www.moores.com.au/careers

Please note we will only contact you if your application is successful for interview.

Contact:
Natalie Rule, People and Culture Advisor (03) 9843 2130
Belinda Balmer, Head of People and Culture (03) 9843 0415

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