Legal Assistant I Disputes

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Gadens Full time

Admin / Secretarial / Office Support
- Administration
- Sydney
- Permanent / Full Time
- Join a growing, fun, fast paced and supportive team
- Opportunities for professional development
- 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave for (permanent) staff and partners

**About you**
We're looking for an experienced Legal Assistant who is comfortable supporting multiple fee earners in our Disputes & Investigations group. Your drive to consistently deliver outstanding service in a timely manner will be highly regarded. You will enjoy working within a large team alongside other Legal Assistants in a collegiate environment.
A strong work ethic, the ability to manage conflicting priorities and keep on top of deadlines are some of the other key qualities we are looking for, in addition to adapting to different working styles.

- At least 3 years of experience in a similar legal support/administrative role
- A positive can-do attitude with a team-based approach to work
- A true interest and a drive to continue learning and engaging within the legal industry
- The ability to manage a varied workload
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Experience with document production software

**Your role**
This is an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our Disputes & Investigations group. Our Legal Assistants work together to provide support to multiple fee earners, including Partners, in an uplifting and collegiate environment.
Supporting a busy team you will be responsible for:

- Opening new files;
- Filing court documents;
- Diary management;
- Collating documents and preparing briefs;
- Document and correspondence preparation including court documents;
- Monthly billing;
- Liaising with clients; and
- Other general administrative duties and support as required

In addition, applicants must demonstrate strong organisational and time management skills and the ability to complete tasks in a timely and accurate manner.

**About Gadens**
Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of. We are repeatedly recognised as a leading legal service provider in the Chambers Asia Pacific and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific legal directories, and many of our partners and special counsel are recognised as leaders in their areas of law.
At Gadens, we:

- develop and inspire our people
- do the right thing and make an impact
- work with quality clients in our chosen markets
- solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
- are a widely recognised and respected brand.

**What we offer**
We offer:

- Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:

- 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
- Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
- An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
- A supported and staggered return
- Budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
- Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
- a friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment
- ongoing professional development opportunities
- truly flexible work practices
- health and wellbeing initiatives
- and much more

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