Legal Secretary

2 days ago

Newcastle, Australia HumanKapital Full time

Our client is a successful insurance and personal services legal firm with offices in both Newcastle and Sydney. A position has arisen for an experienced and motivated Secretary to join the personal services team within their Newcastle office.

**About the Role**
The personal services team includes family law, conveyancing, property law, wills and estates. They provide support to clients regarding the many complications of separation and divorce. Primarily reporting to the Family Law Partner, you will be heavily involved in client liaison and file management. The responsibilities of this full-time position include:

- Document preparation and filing;
- Managing files through and documents through court portals;
- Billing within Lexis Affinity;
- Digital dictation;
- Liaising with clients and other parties;
- Preparing Briefs;
- General administrative duties of the team such as diary, office, and file management.

**About You**
- Proven experience working as a Legal Secretary or Legal Assistant;
- Previous experience in Family Law viewed favourably, however, one-on-one training in this jurisdiction will be provided for the right applicant;
- Knowledge of conveyancing along with knowledge of PEXA would be of benefit;
- Experience using Lexis Affinity and Empower is highly desirable;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
- A high level of organisation, with the capacity to manage conflicting priorities simultaneously;
- Be client-focused, with the ability to work independently and take initiative;
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and judgement, with the ability to assess priorities and deadlines;
- A team player with a positive attitude.
- This role is a long term career path and is not suitable for a law student.

**Benefits**
- Permanent full-time position;
- Flexibility and genuine work life balance;
- Friendly and cohesive team environment.

**If this sounds like your next opportunity, please click APPLY.**
If you would like more information, please call Catie on 0479 062 356.

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