Legal Secretary

7 days ago

Canberra, Australia Clayton Utz Full time

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Administrator to join our Public Sector team in Canberra on a permanent, full time basis. This role will see you provide high level support to our Partner,

Caroline Bush

, and a team of lawyers in this busy litigation practice.

You must be eligible to obtain a BASELINE security clearance.

Key responsibilities

In this varied and busy role you will be responsible for:

- Drafting, reviewing and preparing correspondence/documentation
- Managing all incoming correspondence, as well as providing a proactive and efficient approach to producing correspondence without direction
- Organising meetings and travel, including a proactive approach to reorganising commitments on a needs basis
- Manipulation of complex documents
- General accounts, reporting and preparation of monthly billing
- Collating monthly bills and providing to clients
- Preparation and completion of various weekly and monthly client reports
- Liaising with clients with respect to any queries/questions they have in relation to the content of the client reports
- Administrative tasks such as expense recording and reconciliation, making travel arrangements, room bookings and other tasks as required by the Partner and lawyers you support.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Sound administration experience supporting senior stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail, and strong client service focus
- An ability to prioritise your time across a number of busy matters
- Document production skills
- Experience with Word, Outlook, Powerpoint and Aderant (preferable)
- Ability to work under pressure, in a fast-paced environment and be able to prioritise urgency of work
- Ability to work part of a team and have a flexible and adaptable approach
- Ability to anticipate Partner requirements to reduce administrative time
- Previous experience working with time recording and billing systems highly desirable.

The Public Sector Group

Our National Public Sector group is widely regarded to be the premier private government practice in Australia and has a wealth of industry-leading practitioners, talent and experience within the team. Our Public Sector team advises a wide range of government agencies on some of their most complex and sensitive programs, from project inception through to transition and contract management. We use our skills to solve complex legal problems, assist with the development and implementation of program strategy, and inform policy development.

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How to Apply?

Consultant Contact Details

Dionne Lee, (03) 9286 6254

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