Legal Secretary / Marketing and Business Development Assistant

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JOB OVERVIEW

In this role you will be integral to the efficient running of the business, ensuring that the busy operators receive smooth and effective support. It is therefore essential that you have a strong grip on the typical everyday legal assistant tasks such as word processing, preparing and reviewing court documents, various legal agreements and correspondence, and general administration, as well as the ability to assist in developing marketing and BD activities for the group. The operators, at times, will be self-sufficient in relation to the administrative aspects of their practices which will provide you with the capacity to focus on aspects of the marketing and BD activities for the law group. This area of the role is new and something we would really like to grow and expand with your assistance.

As part of the legal assistant aspect, you will need to appropriately assist with the administrative requirements of each matter. Amongst other things, this will involve coordinating meetings with clients, Counsel, witnesses and others, organising documents necessary for the particular stage of the matter, managing a large and complex filing system, large volumes of end of month billing, dicta-typing, amending correspondence, assisting in the management of large scale discovery etc.

The marketing and BD role will, amongst other things, involve maintaining and reporting on BD activities and marketing research, assisting in the creation of presentation materials, preparing for events and seminars, and monitoring BD activities. You would be instrumental in the ongoing expansion of marketing and BD within the group with the guidance and shared workload of another legal assistant.

You will need to have excellent attention to detail and the ability to review and check your own work. You must have good time-management skills and the ability to remain focused and to be able to deal with a number of complex matters at one time. This role requires someone who is enthusiastic about their work and displays an overall strong work ethic. Experience working with tight deadlines is highly regarded. This role may necessitate working back at short notice to ensure critical deadlines are met.

The role will suit a person who enjoys taking on responsibility for the marketing, BD and assistant work assigned to them, is able to pre-empt the needs of their operators, and requires minimal direction and/or supervision.