Legal Secretary

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Clayton Utz Full time

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join our Public Sector team in Melbourne on a full time basis.

Reporting to Pip Mitchell, this role will see you to provide high-level support to Pip, as well as a number of other practitioners across the Public Sector team.

Key responsibilities

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

- Drafting, reviewing and preparing correspondence/court documentation
- Managing all incoming correspondence, as well as providing a proactive and efficient approach to producing correspondence without direction
- File management
- General accounts, reporting and monthly billing
- Organising meetings and travel

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Sound legal secretarial experience at a Partner level
- Strong attention to detail, a proactive work style and first rate secretarial and typing skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and have a flexible and adaptable approach
- Ability to anticipate Partner requirements to reduce administrative time
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills (including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Previous experience working with time recording and billing systems such as Aderant or 3e highly desirable

The Public Sector team

Our National Public Sector group is widely regarded to be the premier private government practice in the country and has a wealth of talent and experience within the team.

The team helps all levels of Government in Australia with some of its most interesting, significant and technically challenging programs and projects. 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

Alexandra Smith, (02) 9353 4446

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