Legal Support Specialist
4 weeks ago
About this role
Lander & Rogers is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Legal Support Specialist to join our team. As a Legal Support Specialist, you will provide administrative support to our legal staff, ensuring that processes and systems are followed.
This is an entry-level position that offers a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop new skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.
- Provide administrative support to legal staff, paralegals, and legal assistants
- Diary management of multiple fee earners
- Triage of incoming communication (phone calls and correspondence)
- Liaise with clients, courts, other solicitors, barristers, and third parties via phone and email
- Update and manage relevant databases
- Meet and travel management
- Draft basic correspondence and court documents
- Prepare and collate annexures to court documents
- Filing and service of court documents
- Prepare and collate briefs to Counsel, including ebriefs
- Undertake basic property and ASIC searches
- Typing, editing, formatting, and proofreading letters, memos, briefs, and court documents
- Sending of correspondence
- Maintenance of electronic files, including scanning, saving, and renaming of documents and correspondence
- Assist with transcription of dictation
- Time recording of relevant tasks
- Archiving and file closure procedures
About You
- Successful applicants will bring administrative support experience
- A Certificate in Legal Studies is desired but not essential
- A working knowledge of MS Office Suite is essential, and an exposure to practice and document management systems is desired but not essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, spelling, and grammar
- Proven decision-making and problem-solving ability
- Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
- An ability to influence and manage conflict with a diplomatic and consultative approach
- Demonstrate the ability to build strong working relationships
- Strong team collaboration skills with an ability to lead by example
- A passion for providing a high level of customer service
- Strong attention to detail
- The ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion
- A desire to learn and develop new skills
- A flexible, friendly, and approachable manner
- An enthusiastic and optimistic demeanor
Culture
Lander & Rogers is a down-to-earth, collaborative, and supportive culture. We invest in our people and empower them to bring their best selves to work, both personally and professionally. We promote a diverse and inclusive environment with a strong focus on wellbeing, leadership, and development.
Benefits
Lander & Rogers offers a range of benefits to encourage professional development and ongoing learning, connection with colleagues, staying healthy, and community involvement.
We value our people and understand the importance of maintaining a healthy, balanced, and fulfilled lifestyle, some of our benefits include:
- Hybrid work: work flexibly between home and the office with the freedom to choose the location that is best for you, your clients, and your team
- Additional leave: take a moment to stop, reflect, and reenergise each year with up to five weeks of paid annual leave plus an annual wellness day
- Home office allowance: deck out your home office with a $250 annual office allowance
- Tech discounts: access corporate discounts on DELL computer products to have the latest personal gadgets at your disposal
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