Legal Secretary

7 days ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Moray & Agnew Full time

About Moray & Agnew

We're a leading law firm with a strong reputation in our markets. Our partners and legal expertise are consistently recognized by top industry publications.

We have over 110 partners, organized into three strategic pillars:

  • Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party
  • Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners' corporation and workplace law
  • Government – spanning local, state and federal government

We serve a diverse range of clients, including Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.

We have a team of over 750 talented professionals delivering top-quality legal advice and representation across our offices in multiple locations.

We value technical excellence, collegiality, and diversity, offering a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities for career growth.

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced full-time legal secretary to support our lawyers in our general insurance practice in Canberra.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

  • Opening new matters and closing and archiving completed matters
  • Conducting conflict searches
  • Solicitor Diary management
  • Telephone calls with clients, courts, other law firms, and third parties
  • Arranging medical appointments
  • Drafting and amending routine correspondence
  • Preparation and filing of court documents, including subpoenas, tender bundles, and arranging service
  • Collating briefs to Counsel and medical experts
  • Electronic and hard copy filing
  • Monthly billing, including invoicing and preparation of bills
  • General administrative duties

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll have at least 2 years' administrative or secretarial experience in a law firm or professional services environment. You'll be dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and be enthusiastic about working as part of a collaborative team.

You'll have:

  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Competent IT skills, including Adobe Pro
  • Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated initiative

Culture & Benefits

We offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:

  • Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
  • Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program and corporate discounts at leading fitness and wellbeing brands
  • Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
  • Continuous learning and development programs to support your professional and personal growth
  • Mentoring opportunities and on-the-job learning to help you develop your skills and expertise
  • Diversity, inclusion, and equality policy and employee reference groups to ensure we continue to live our values
  • Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices that represent our firm

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