Legal Assistant Traineeship, 12 Month Ftc

**Are you ready to kick start your legal administration career in one of Australia’s leading independent law firms?**

McCullough Robertson is a commercially focused firm, working with reputable national and international clients. We work on big matters but work in small teams. Employees of all levels are given direct exposure to clients and exciting opportunities to get involved in the firm.

Our goal is for every employee to build a rewarding career that is rich with opportunity, satisfying relationships and a sense of achievement. We do this through extensive training and career development opportunities that allow our employees to prosper.

We are backed by a national team of over 400 staff located in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra. McCullough Robertson is a big firm, without the attitude.

**The Role**

This role will provide you with the opportunity to grow and develop your skills in a fun and dynamic environment.

Over a 12-month period, you will gain exposure to legal support duties within the Construction team while completing relevant studies, achieving a Certificate lll of Legal Services at the end.

Furthermore, you will be supervised and mentored by senior staff, who will ensure you excel and get the most out of your traineeship.

Whilst each day will be different, key elements of the role will include:

- Secretarial support for high volume general administrative tasks;
- Word processing, typing and amending documents and correspondence;
- Taking messages accurately and directing to appropriate channel;
- Diary management for authors, including booking meetings either in person or virtually;
- Weekly financial reports for authors;
- Domestic travel arrangements;
- Processing of credit card reconciliation and reimbursements;
- File opening and closing; and
- Time entry, monthly billing and reporting including client specific reporting and uploading of invoices to client portals.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a law firm with a well-established history. At McCullough Robertson we provide long term career opportunities for those that strive to succeed and place our clients at the centre of everything we do. At the completion of the traineeship, there may be opportunities to progress into other areas of the business.

**Experience**
- An ability to exercise initiative;
- Maturity around confidential and sensitive information;
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with internal and external parties;
- An ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines;
- Impeccable attention to detail;
- Self-motivation with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team;

**Benefits**

At McCullough Robertson, we encourage a balanced work environment. Our teams enjoy having the opportunity to work in a supportive environment, while having fun and achieving results.

We offer the following benefits for our employees:

- Dedicated Diversity committee with an innovative program focusing on all areas of diversity and inclusion;
- Attractive further education program and supportive learning and development opportunities throughout your whole career;
- Mentoring and sponsorship opportunities as well coaching and leadership support;
- Holistic Health and Wellbeing program including subsidised gym membership and active social and sporting committees; and
- In-house barista and end-of-trip facilities.

**Inclusion and Diversity**

We are a leader in diversity and inclusion and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Our commitment is to create an accessible, inclusive and informed workplace, where we can collectively make a difference for everyone, including people with disability, to gain equal opportunities and grow their career at McR. This is our commitment to diversity and inclusion and how we bring to life our McR values.

An award-winning law firm, we have received the prestigious Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation for the tenth consecutive year and have recently been awarded by Lawyers Weekly - Diversity Law Firm of the Year.
- We're an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._