Legal Administrative Assistant

2 weeks ago


Adelaide, Australia Dentons Full time

About Dentons

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.
 

Embrace this opportunity to join Dentons, the largest law firm in the world Join our high performing Recoveries and Restructuring practice

We have an outstanding opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our Recoveries and Restructuring team in Adelaide on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a great role for a person with a legal secretarial background looking to develop their skills in a high performing and supportive team. You will be providing support direct to a Senior Partner and their team, in a role where youw ill be busy, challenged, and supported with reaching your career goals.

Key responsibilities

  • Editing, drafting and preparing correspondence and legal documents
  • Printing and collating legal documents
  • InfoTrack searching
  • Proactively managing the team’s finance requirements including trust requirements, accounts payable, expenses, audit letters, billing, and reporting
  • File management including matter opening, conflict checking and managing fee agreements
  • Managing all general administrative requirements including telephones, electronic and hard copy filing, printing, mail etc.

About you

  • Background in legal administration, and seeking a career in legal support
  • An energetic, enthusiastic, team player committed to providing a high level of administrative support
  • Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with a high attention to detail
  • Knowledge of Elite or other finance related software to manage expenses, matters, timesheets, client billing and reporting requirements
  • Knowledge of Outlook to track key dates and ensure deadlines are met
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint ot produce high quality documentation.

If you are a law student interested in applying for this role, you must have proven experience working within a law firm in an administrative support role and have at least 2 years left of your degree.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
 
We offer:

  • Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
  • Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
  • Salary sacrificing and novated leases
  • 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
  • Additional leave options
  • Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
  • Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
  • Exclusive retailer discounts
  • Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
  • Learning & Development opportunities
  • Generous health and wellbeing programs
  • Agile and flexible working for all
  • Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
  • Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at recruitment.au@dentons.com. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

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


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