Administrative Assistant

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity in our Canberra team for a junior Administration Assistant/Office Manager to join on a full-time basis. Located within a stone's throw of City Hill, our Canberra office is home to a large team of lawyers heavily committed to the Commonwealth and the Government's operations.

In this role, you will be supporting our team with a range of administrative and office support tasks whilst also gaining on-the-job mentoring, training, and development.

This opportunity will be well suited to a diligent, customer-centric individual who enjoys working collaboratively and wants to start or progress in an administrative career.

The role

Our ideal candidate will have an element of transferable customer focused experience and is looking for an entry level position to gain experience in legal practice and office management. Teamwork, attention to detail and professionalism will be essential in this role, as you will be responsible, under supervision by senior legal assistants, for supporting our legal team and assisting with general office tasks.

Our wish list is below, but don't worry if you are still growing in some areas – we are committed to developing our people. We are most interested in your strengths, your ambitions, the contributions you can make to our team, and where you want to take your career.

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

• Office support tasks as required.
• Preparing basic legal documents and correspondence.
• Preparing and issuing monthly tax invoices.
• Receipting and payments.
• Filing documents with the Courts.
• Scheduling meetings and organising calendars.
• Diary management.
• File management, saving emails and correspondence to files.
• Directing telephone enquiries.
• Opening new files and undertaking conflict searches.
• Archiving files.
• Mailing out documents.

Role requirements

As this is a junior role, we recognise you may not have prior experience. What is more important to us is your teamwork, high level of attention to detail, motivation, and commitment to learning.

In addition, you will:

• Be a self-starter but also thrives in a collaborative work environment.
• Be confident in building lasting relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Microsoft 365 suite, as well as a natural flair for technology.

Due to the nature of our legal work, Australian Citizenship is a requirement for the position.

About McInnes Wilson Lawyers

We are a full-service firm with 61 principals providing high quality legal advisory services across Australia. We are proud of the values we uphold and the culture of our firm and know there is more to life than work, billables or awards.

When joining McInnes Wilson Lawyers, you will be joining a firm that values people. Our progressive and inclusive policies have also earned us recognition as an Employer of Choice by the Australian Business Awards, Lawyers Weekly, Queensland Law Society and HRD to name a few.

Our range of employee benefits are designed to be inclusive of all employees and currently include:

• Progressive paid parental leave policy with no qualifying period, pre-natal leave, parent & care givers' platform, partner leave and return to work bonuses.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Reward and recognition program, including tenure awards, annual staff awards, and promotion ceremonies.
• Further education support and professional development program, including a formal mentoring program.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, birthday leave for full-time employees, firm social club, and regular team functions.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter detailing their qualifications and experience.

All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks. The successful candidate will also hold full working rights in Australia.

Any questions regarding this role should be directed to our Talent team,

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those from underrepresented groups. If you require any changes or amendments to our recruitment process, please let us know.