Legal Assistant

**Join a team with a drive to achieve quality results for clients; a commitment to each other; and a strong community contribution.**

With over 400 staff across offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Newcastle, McCullough Robertson is a big firm without the attitude.

We work on big matters but work in small teams, giving each of our employee's hands-on experience and the ability to develop their own interests and areas of expertise. Our goal is for each and every one of our employees to build a rewarding career which is full of opportunities, satisfying relationships and a sense of achievement.

**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 McCullough Robertson. This is our commitment to diversity and inclusion and how we bring to life our McCullough Robertson 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.

**The Role**

Our Taxation Group is a leading Australian legal tax practice acting for a wide range of clients from listed companies to smaller enterprises. They also provide specialist taxation advice to a large number of accountants, lawyers and financial planners in relation to a range of taxes including GST, income, FBT, CGT and land tax.

We are seeking a Legal Assistant to join the McCullough Robertson Tax team, initially supporting one partner, three lawyers and one paralegal. As part of your role, some of your general duties will include:

- Proactive diary management and meeting coordination with clients, key industry stakeholders and internal management;
- Document drafting, amendment and management;
- Management of monthly client reporting and billing;
- Opportunity to play a key role in the team's CRM - tracking key relationships with key accountants;
- Provide overflow support in the Entities space; and
- Working with the other Legal Assistants within the team.

**Experience**

You will ideally have at least two to three years' experience as a Legal Assistant, with experience supporting a busy team and helping to manage competing priorities. You will also have strong attention to detail and organisational skills. You will be proactive, resilient and self-motivated. Litigation experience would also be advantageous for this role.

This is an opportunity to join a team that prides itself on its delivery of high-quality work and is focused on its long-term relationships with its clients. In addition, you will have:

- Ability to exercise initiative;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines;
- Ability to streamline and improve current team processes;
- Effectively work autonomously but importantly as part of a team; and

**Benefits**

Your sense of fulfilment at work is important to us and in return for your expertise and enthusiasm, we offer:

- a fantastic work environment working with a friendly and supportive team who enjoy each other's company
- competitive remuneration
- opportunity to develop great client relationships
- subsidised gym membership
- active social and sporting events
- We're an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees._
- It is a condition of employment for all McCullough Robertson Employees to have obtained their vaccination against COVID-19. This helps us make our workplace safe and enables us to sustain normal arrangements for work at our offices. We also want to work with our clients to ensure a safe environment for them when they visit and the safety of our staff when we visit them._