Legal Secretary

6 days ago

Sydney, Australia Ashurst LLP Full time

Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a determination to go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, financial institutions and governments. What sets us apart is our ambition for our people and our clients.

**What makes Ashurst a great place to work?**
- Flexible work options
- Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
- Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
- Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities,
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education.
- We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro-bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programs.
- We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

**The Opportunity**:
We currently have an exciting permanent opportunity for available for a Legal Secretary to join our Sydney team on a full-time permanent basis.

In this role you will provide high level, proactive business support to Senior Partners within your designated practice group, you'll also work closely with our dedicated hub of Team Assistants and Team Executives who are responsible for managing all business as usual administrative tasks.

As a Legal Secretary with Ashurst, some of your main responsibilities will be:

- Practice and client management
- Billing and debtor management
- Business development and marketing
- Providing mentoring and training support to Team Assistants and Team Executives

Please note this role is referred to internally as Practice Executive.

**We are interested in hearing from people who have**:

- Previous experience in a senior administration role in a law firm
- Previous experience in roles requiring a high degree of confidentiality and professional discretion.
- Strong written communication skills and keen attention to detail, with the ability to draft correspondence, presentations, pitch documents and slide packs quickly and accurately.
- A high degree of initiative, pro-activity and solving skills, with a willingness to take ownership for the completion of tasks/projects whilst delivering innovative solutions to improve systems or work practices.
- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to respectfully manage upwards with stakeholders.
- Effective delegation skills including taking responsibility for providing timely feedback in a constructive way if work deliverables are not in line with expectations.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

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