Junior Personal Assistant/legal Secretary

**Work Type**: Permanent Part-time**Ref#**: JPA01Addisons is looking for Personal Assistant/Legal Secretary on a part-time time basis, working a minimum 3 days per week who is proactive, dedicated and thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

A rewarding career is available to someone who is committed to their own growth and development and is looking to be an integral part of a leading construction team who deal with high profile construction transactions and disputes. The team works with a variety of clients including property developers, institutional investors, major contractors and consultants across a range of large infrastructure, commercial, retail and residential projects.

Some responsibilities of the role will include, but are not limited to:

- Responsible for providing efficient, professional secretarial and administrative support to fee earners across the department
- Monthly billing process:

- Proactively managing the teams billing requirements including drafting, generating, editing and processing bills
- Following up with associates regarding time entry, the input of timesheets
- and production of client invoices
- Complete new matter opening and maintain matter maintenance, ensuring correct client and matter setups are in line with client requirements.
- Diary management - arranging travel plans, appointments, reservations, etc
- General administration including filing, photocopying, archiving, expense reimbursement.
- Assistance in preparing and drafting documents, correspondence and presentations
- Answering phone calls promptly, taking messages and passing them on to the relevant person
- Relief and support to other team members as required
- Assist in various projects and other duties as assigned.

**About you**

To be considered for the role, you will have:

- Previous experience (1-2 years’ experience) in an administration or secretarial role working in a professional services environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- A high level of professionalism, accuracy and attention to detail
- Clear and effective communication - written, verbal and face to face
- A self-starter’s attitude with a strong sense of responsibility
- An eye for detail, be highly organized and efficient
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team
- The ability to multi-task and under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- High levels of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.

**Life at Addisons**

Our culture is the legacy of our founders. We value each other and the culture we have created. Sharing our successes and celebrating with each other is incredibly important to nurture an inclusive and positive work environment.

Our core values of excellence, collaboration, respect and trust foster long-term partnerships with our clients to drive positive business outcomes with solutions underpinned by commercially-sound legal advice.

We enjoy social activities such as weekly drinks, monthly morning teas and casual dress every Friday.

**About Addisons**

Addisons is a long established Sydney based law firm. We only employ people of the highest calibre to complement our existing team. Our client base is both impressive and diverse for our firm size of around 100 people. Our legal advice covers corporate (including mergers & acquisitions), property, planning and environment, construction, intellectual property, media, marketing and advertising, competition/antitrust, litigation and dispute resolution and gambling.

This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated, energetic and focused Personal Assistant to join our successful Construction team where you will do high-quality work in a supportive environment and be able to build on your skills to further progress your career.

If you would like further information, please contact Georgina Phong, Human Resources Manager, on (02) 8915 1084 for a confidential discussion.