Legal Practice Administrator

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Chambers Russell Lawyers Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Chambers Russell Lawyers

Chambers Russell Lawyers is a fast-growing national firm with its head office located in the Sydney CBD. We practice across commercial, construction, civil litigation, debt-recovery, insurance, personal injury, strata and property law.

About the role

We have an opportunity for a motivated Legal Practice Administrator to join our growing Melbourne team, based in the heart of Melbourne CBD. This exciting role will see you assisting members of your allocated team and working with the other Legal Practice Administrators to provide seamless support across the firm.

You will be enthusiastic and pragmatic in your approach, possess excellent communication skills and have a keen eye for detail and excellent time management skills.

A commitment to investing in our key practice areas, learning the work that we do and executing on getting that work done is what we are looking for in the ideal candidate.

Key Duties:

In this Legal Practice Administrator role, your day-to-day duties may include:

  • Preparing briefs and court books;
  • Drafting general correspondence and documents;
  • Proof reading and formatting complex documents;
  • File management;
  • Direct client calls and client liaison;
  • Diary management;
  • Scheduling meetings/ conferences;
  • Closing matters and archiving;
  • Providing other general support to Partners, Lawyers and Paralegals as required.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

  • Minimum one year previous experience as a personal assistant, team assistant or legal assistant within the legal industry;
  • Excellent attention to detail together with strong verbal and written communication skills;
  • Well developed time management skills;
  • A willingness to learn, positive approach and strong initiative;
  • Advanced skills in the MS Office suite (specifically Word, Excel & PowerPoint).

Our Benefits:

  • Financial benefits: competitive remuneration package, employee discounts and employee referral rewards.
  • Flexibility: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to balance your work and lifestyle.
  • Weekly catered lunches
  • Learning & development opportunities: Practical Skills training.
  • Health & wellbeing programs: Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling for you and your immediate family, flu vaccinations and massages.

How to apply:

We'd love to hear from you so please click "apply now" Please submit your interest via our careers website with a resume.

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