High Performing Legal Support Professional

2 days ago


Adelaide, South Australia Dentons Full time

About Dentons

Dentons is a leading global law firm with over 20,000 professionals across 80+ countries. We're dedicated to delivering exceptional legal services and making a positive impact on our clients' businesses and communities.

A Competitive Salary Package

We offer a highly competitive salary package, including an estimated $90,000 - $110,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications. This includes equitable salary packaging, incentive pay, and rewards.

Job Description

We're seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our Recoveries and Restructuring practice in Adelaide as a full-time permanent Legal Assistant. As a key member of our team, you'll provide high-level administrative support to our Senior Partners and their teams, managing a range of tasks, including:

  • Editing, drafting, and preparing correspondence and legal documents
  • Printing and collating legal documents
  • InfoTrack searching
  • Managing finance requirements, including trust accounts, accounts payable, expenses, audit letters, billing, and reporting
  • File management, including matter opening, conflict checking, and fee agreements
  • Providing general administrative support, including telephone, electronic, and hard copy filing, printing, and mail

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • A background in legal administration, with a passion for developing your skills in a high-performing team
  • Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with a high attention to detail
  • Knowledge of Elite or other finance-related software to manage expenses, matters, timesheets, client billing, and reporting requirements
  • Knowledge of Outlook to track key dates and ensure deadlines are met
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to produce high-quality documentation

Benefits

In addition to our competitive salary package, we offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay, and rewards
  • Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6-month or more maximum term contract basis)
  • Salary sacrificing and novated leases
  • 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
  • Additional leave options
  • Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
  • Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
  • Exclusive retailer discounts
  • Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna, and Whadjuk land
  • Learning & Development opportunities
  • Generous health and wellbeing programs
  • Agile and flexible working for all
  • Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
  • Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

We're committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive. Our people are passionate about helping others through the delivery of justice, and we're proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture. This means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose.



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