Legal Administrative Assistant

About Dentons

Dentons is the world's largest law firm. We're 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

• Gain valuable legal administration experience
• Casual legal administrative role with flexible hours

We're offering a unique and exciting opportunity for a law student to join our Melbourne office, providing legal administrative support across a range of practice groups.

Our role is specifically designed with flexibility in mind, allowing students to work 2-3 days per week around study and other commitments. As part of our National Float/Rotations Team, you'll gain valuable exposure to life in a law firm while providing administrative support across multiple areas of our practice.

Key Responsibilities

You'll receive training to assist with a variety of legal administrative and secretarial tasks, including:

• Collating legal documents and creating hyperlinked indexes
• Editing and formatting legal documents
• Saving and profiling documents in our document management system
• Document handling: scanning, filing, printing, photocopying
• Opening and closing files
• Conducting InfoTrack searches and Landgate lodgements
• Attending property settlements
• Managing incoming and outgoing mail
• Supporting expense management, billing, and general finance tasks.

About You

To thrive in this role, you'll bring:

• A proactive, flexible attitude and eagerness to learn
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure
• Proficiency in Outlook and the Microsoft Office Suite
• Discretion and care when handling sensitive information.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Exclusive retailer discounts
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.