Legal Assistant

1 day ago

Sydney, Australia Barratt Galvin Full time

Award-winning team
- Supportive culture and access to ongoing training
- $85,000 - $100,000 pkg dependent on experience

**The Opportunity**:
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant to join this market-leading Corporate M&A team in Sydney. This position supports an supports three Partners with some assistance throughout the wider team also. This is a team we have recruited for extensively over many years and know just what a friendly and welcoming culture they have on offer.

The team offers a balance of a high-performing pace and an approachable, supportive mentoring approach.

Daily responsibilities for this role will include;
- Managing two particularly busy diaries, prompting lead times and preparing meeting packs;
- Often being the gatekeeper to these diaries as the Partners time is in high demand by clients and throughout the firm
- Data and matter management: opening, maintaining and closing files;
- Undertaking monthly legal billing administration;
- Booking and arranging travel;
- Assisting with event planning and roll out.

This is a full-time role in the Sydney CBD with the option to work from home on a Friday if you wish.

**Culture & Benefits**:
This is a stand-out role with scope to grow your EA skills and make a direct positive impact on the office culture.

In addition to thorough induction and training, you will be privy to ongoing career development support, wellness programmes, a discretionary bonus programme, flexible working policies, and family-friendly inclusive policies.

**The Requirements**:
Listed below are the minimum expectations for technical skills, experience and qualifications that individuals need to meet to perform their role:

- Previous experience of working in a similar role within legal or a professional services organisation and supporting multiple fee earners;
- Tech savvy with confidence overseeing complex and high revenue bills;
- Utmost professionalism, diplomacy and confidentiality in dealing with inter-office information;
- Excellent attention to detail and demonstrated ability to work to multiple and conflicting priorities;
- Excellent communication skills.

Due to the volume of interest only successful applicants will be contacted directly.

Barratt Galvin is an Australian-based legal recruitment business providing law firm resourcing solutions. Collectively, our consultants have over twenty year’s experience placing legal professionals into law jobs locally and internationally.

Based in Sydney, we assist legal professionals looking for legal jobs within Australia, as well as those relocating to or returning from London and the Middle East legal markets.

Our core client base is made up of elite private practice legal teams within mid to top tier and international law firms. The legal jobs we recruit for include Lawyers, Legal Secretaries, EA/PA, HR, Business Development & Marketing and Office Support.

As recruitment experts in Australia, London and the Middle East we can assist you with your international or local legal job search. Barratt Galvin is focused on providing you access to legal job opportunities that align with your career goals, at the best possible salary level within the market.

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