Legal Team Assistant

**The Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety Team**

Our Workplace Relations, Employment & Safety (WRES) Practice Group boasts some of Australia's leading workplace lawyers and are the go-to team for large organisations with challenging workplace needs.

Our group works with clients across the full spectrum of the employment relationship; from recruitment through to management, and termination. Our work spans all facets of employment law, industrial relations, discrimination, work health and safety, executive remuneration and diversity.

**The role**

The Canberra Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety team are seeking to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary on a part-time basis. Clayton Utz's Legal Secretaries are an instrumental part of our firm. By providing high quality administrative support services to our Partners and team members, our Legal Secretaries maximise the efficiency of the Practice Group and the Firm.

**Key responsibilities**

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

- Drafting, reviewing and preparing correspondence/documentation
- Managing all incoming correspondence, as well as providing a proactive and efficient approach to producing correspondence without direction
- Organising meetings and travel, including a proactive approach to reorganising commitments on a needs basis
- Manipulation of complex documents
- General accounts, reporting and monthly billing
- Point of contact for pro-bono enquiries and pro-bono administration
- Have a flexible approach to providing assistance out of core business hours from time to time

**Skills & Experience**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Solid legal secretarial experience
- Experience in Employment/Workplace Relations/Safety legal support (desirable)
- Experience in preparing monthly reports
- Strong attention to detail
- Exceptional document production skills including version control
- Advanced skills in Word, Outlook and Aderant (preferable)
- Proactive approach and first rate secretarial and typing skills
- Ability to work under pressure, in fast paced environments and be able to prioritise urgency of work
- Ability to work part of a team and have a flexible and adaptable approach
- Ability to anticipate Partner requirements to reduce administrative time.

In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient, self-starter. Someone who enjoys working collaboratively in a team and is focused on attention to detail and providing an outstanding service to their clients.

**The firm**

As Australia’s leading independent law firm, our culture has been built by innovative thinkers. They are the driving force behind our firm and if you choose to be part of the team your expectations will be challenged every step of the way.

We’re looking for individuals who will thrive under our spirit of independence. Dynamic personalities who can collaborate, innovate and strive for success within our collegiate culture. In return we will work to help build the career you’ve always wanted. Are you up for the challenge?

**Why Clayton Utz?**

As part of this innovative team you will be working across major national, government, and global clients. All the while collaborating with some of the sharpest legal minds in the industry. Clayton Utz has also been a powerful force in Australian pro bono practice, striving to deliver justice for those who need it and not just those who can afford it. In your time here you’ll be constantly surprised by the projects you get to work on and what you can accomplish.

Imagine what you could achieve at a top law firm that actually values independent thinking. A law firm who challenges the status quo.

Go on, challenge your expectations.

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**How to Apply?**

**Consultant Contact Details**

Dionne Lee, (03) 9286 6254

**Accessibility and Inclusion**

**Agency submissions