Legal Assistant

13 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Corrs Chambers Westgarth Full time

492580
Melbourne
Legal Support
Full time
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Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to support a busy partner and team of lawyers in Corrs' Commercial Litigation practice group. This position is suitable for an intermediate or experienced legal assistant.

This is an opportunity to work within a busy and bustling practice. You will be a team player and possess excellent diary/inbox management skills, previous billing experience as well as having strong communication skills, as internal and external relationship building is an important aspect of this role. In addition, there are event organisation and travel booking components in this role. Experience in or knowledge of litigation processes e.g. Court filing would be an asset but is not essential.

**Key responsibilities**:
Preparation of correspondence and documents
Compiling and processing of time sheets
Good understanding of billing processes
Assisting with telephone enquiries and ability to develop relationships internally and externally
Matter management including opening and closing files, archiving, electronic filing and physical filing.

**Required skills and experience**:
Exceptional organisational skills
High attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant or other finance related software
Advanced knowledge of NetDocuments or other document management software.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

**About us**:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia's leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients' most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

Flexible working as standard - we've established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total).
Generous parental leave entitlements - we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months).
Wellbeing program - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
Diversity and Inclusion - this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
Responsible business approach - we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact's Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.

For more information, see our website

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