Practice Administrator

The role
Take your next career step by joining our leading Real Estate practice in Canberra on a permanent, full-time basis as a Practice Administrator.

As a PA at Clayton Utz, you are an instrumental part of our firm and will provide high quality administrative support services to two Partners and wider team of Lawyers and Law Clerks. Our Real Estate team is a high-profile market leader. We have a friendly, positive team culture, and we provide a challenging and rewarding workplace.

The position is office based (Monday - Friday) and the working hours are flexible, either 9am - 5pm or 10am - 6pm.

Key Responsibilities
In this varied role, you will be responsible for:

• General accounts, reporting and monthly billing;
• File management as well as actively attending to email management for the Partners and team;
• Managing telephones, electronic diaries and voicemail for team members;
• Organising meetings and travel; and
• Working closely with a team of Law Clerks to support with general admin, the lodgement of documents and other ad hoc tasks to deliver exceptional service to our clients.

Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience working with Partners or C-level executives will be looked upon favourably, although not essential;
• An organised, efficient approach to administrative tasks;
• An ability to work collaboratively and effectively prioritise work to meet deadlines;
• Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• A friendly and team-focused approach;
• Keen attention-to-detail, strong typing skills and a professional manner;
• A flexible approach to working with different stakeholders and their unique styles; and
• An ability to anticipate the needs of the Partners and wider team.

The Real Estate team
As a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects, the multidisciplinary Real Estate team's clients include foreign institutional investors, property fund managers, government authorities, real estate investment trusts, developers and other stakeholders, on some of the largest and most complex projects in Australia.

We are the law firm of choice for large major projects including urban renewal, major development, sustainability, sale and leaseback and joint ventures.

Clayton Utz also has specialist government knowledge which provides our Government clients peace of mind, and robust legal advice that will stand up to the gamut of political, media and parliamentary scrutiny that can sometimes occur in high-value, high-profile projects.

For further information, please visit our Real Estate showcase page on LinkedIn.

How to Apply?
We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the 'Apply' button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details
Shibanni Dave,

Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to

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