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Legal Assistant

1 month ago

Brisbane, Australia Herbert Smith Freehills Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

About Herbert Smith Freehills

As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.


The Opportunity

Our leading Employment, Industrial Relations & Safety (EIRS) team in Brisbane are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join them on a parental leave contract until May 2025.

The Legal Assistant will play an integral role supporting industry leading employment and industrial relations Partner Aaron Anderson and team of senior lawyers.

Aaron is recognised as a leading workplace health and safety lawyer by Chambers and Partners, the Asia-Pacific Legal 500 and Best Lawyers. He’s also an active trainer and presenter and is regularly invited to present at key industry conferences.

Key responsibilities:

Your day-to-day will involve, however, not be limited to:

Managing billing processes for your direct team including clients with specific and more complex billing and administration requirements. Managing Partners’ internal and external appointments with appropriate meeting lead times including travel and diary management. Assisting with meeting preparation. Coaching and mentoring team Administrative Assistants. Coordinating and managing a broad variety of responsibilities and deliverables.

Skills & experience:

You will need a passion for working collaboratively within a team, a proactive approach to delivering your work and strong attention to detail. You will also have:

A minimum of 2 years' experience as a Legal Assistant or Secretary within professional services. Strong matter management and billing experience (Aderant Expert) is essential. Ability to anticipate Partner requirements to reduce administrative time. Strong time management and organisational skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.

What you can expect from us:

We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals. As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation. We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise. We will align your growth with our ambitions. We make your personal and professional growth our business. And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too. Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you. We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you. Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals. We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health. If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control. For more benefits on offer such as our 26 weeks paid parental leave, holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please click/ copy this link into your browser - Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.

We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to First Nations, LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as individuals of all ages, cultures, genders, and abilities. We're a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.

Team

Employment, Pensions & Incentives

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Brisbane

Contract type

Maximum Term Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

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