Legal Administrative Assistant

**Legal Administrative Assistant**:
NSW - Newcastle, NSW - Sydney CBD Workers Compensation Full Time

**WHY EML?**

At EML we share a common purpose of helping people get their lives back. We are committed to having the lowest caseloads in the industry, and therefore have a number of opportunities available in our claims teams.

We truly support each other and offer competitive benefits, flexible hours, and work from home arrangements. We foster a learning culture that allows for us to continually invest in our employees ensuring a long-term career here at EML.

**Here are just some of the employee benefits we offer at EML**:

- A diverse and collaborative team culture like no other
- Flexibility to work from home to support work/life balance.
- A corporate wellbeing program with discounted health insurance and gym membership
- Generous discounts from over 350 retailers through our Rewards Hub program
- Comprehensive learning and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.
- Access to support and counselling services with work or personal matters, through our Employee Assistance Program
- Companywide events to stay connected and celebrate success.
- Entitlement to annual company incentive scheme + salary reviews
- Access LinkedIn Learning - 18,000 courses to advance your professional education.
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave, plus super.

**We stand together as equals. **EML is an equal opportunity employer so by coming to work for us, you’ll be part of a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We’re committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone feels valued and where we show respect, integrity and honesty.

**THE ROLE**

As part of our diverse team based in Sydney or Newcastle, you’ll provide secretarial, administrative, and organisational services to the Legal team.

This role involves a range of responsibilities and competing priorities. The focus of this role is to support a diverse range of reporting and administrative responsibilities and to take responsibility and ownership of the assigned tasks and responsibilities of the role. It will also be responsible for supporting the continuous improvement of the legal advisory and statutory dispute model within Legal.

This will be a **permanent role **commencing **August/September** based in the **Sydney/Newcastle** office. You will help make a positive impact on someone’s life every day. You will feel great satisfaction knowing your talent and hard work has a purpose.

**YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Liaise with claims teams with regards to creating engagements of matters on the LPG which includes collating claim files, list of payments and file notes from GWCC and ensuring external legal providers properly receive notification of legal referrals, full claims files and legal documentation.
- Monitor the LPG to receive and action, in a timely manner, documentation and requests lodged on the LPG by the legal provider, ensuring key dates are diarised and all relevant documentation uploaded to the GWCC claims file and brought to the attention of the relevant EML claims and legal personnel.
- diary management to ensure all key timeframes for requesting, filing pleadings or responses are diarised, allocated and met.
- Review and maintain spreadsheets and reports to capture active litigation managed by the legal team.
- Support the Legal team daily (legal specialists, dispute resolution officers, paralegal) to ensure smooth operating rhythm and excellent customer service to internal and external customers.
- Prepare relevant documentation including assisting with the formatting/typing of correspondence, agendas and presentations per relevant procedures and brand guidelines.
- Provide leave coverage for the legal team paralegal.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Excellent time management and prioritising skills.
- Ability to adapt to fluctuating volume tasks and priorities.
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite products including advanced skill level of MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent keyboard skills
- Willingness to develop an understanding of Workers Compensation insurance.
- Willingness to participate in training and personal development.
- Willingness to work collaboratively as part of the Legal team.
- Knowledge of the LPG desirable, but not essential.

**ABOUT EML**

EML is a leading **Workers Compensation** and **Personal Injury Claims Management** business. Our goal is to help people get their lives back through **ongoing support during their return-to-work journey**. We continue to experience ongoing growth and now have over **2,800 dedicated employees**. We foster a learning culture that allows for us to continually invest in our employees ensuring a **long-term career** here at EML.

We value our people and are committed to supporting our employees by investing in their professional development and providing generous employee benefits. If this posit