Legal Administrative Assistant

Adelaide
- Commercial
- Legal Administration
- Full time

Your opportunity awaits

Are you an experienced legal administrative professional looking for your next career move? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Piper Alderman’s **Private Client Services** team is on the hunt for a skilled, proactive and client-focused **Legal Administrative Assistant** to join our busy Adelaide office.

This role is a rare opportunity to work across a **broad range of high-value matters** in **wills, estates, estate litigation and general commercial**, directly supporting two partners and five lawyers — while also **working with and being supported by another Legal Administrative Assistant**.

You’ll play a key role in delivering outstanding client service to a sophisticated client base, with the variety, autonomy and support to thrive.

**What you will be doing**:

- Providing exceptional administrative support to a dynamic and collaborative legal team
- Working closely with another Legal Administrative Assistant to manage workflow efficiently
- Managing client communication, scheduling appointments, and assisting with document execution
- Supporting billing, finance, file opening and management and archiving
- Being a key point of contact for high net-worth clients - always with professionalism and a dash of humour

**What we are looking for**:

- Experience in legal administration (wills, estates and commercial preferred)
- A desire to develop your own skis and grow within the role
- Excellent time management, attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Confident client communication skills, both verbal and initiative to get things done
- Experience with billing and legal documentation preparation
- A team-oriented mindset and a collaborative, can-do attitude

**About Us**

Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.

Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.

At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.

**Our perks**

We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:

- Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
- An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
- Purchased annual leave options.
- A range of office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible
- A range of corporate discounts.
- Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.
- Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves. We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply._
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- Piper Alderman does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Piper Alderman Recruitment Team._