Legal Secretary (Float)

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Fantastic opportunity for a driven and ambitious Legal Secretary to work across a range of practice areas at a leading Australian law firm.

Summary about this job

Administrative Assistants

Company: Clayton Utz

Location: Sydney

Work type: Full Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-3-9235-3058

Fax: +61-2-6049-5544

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Detail information about job Legal Secretary (Float). Terms and conditions vacancy

  • Permanent opportunity; CBD location
  • Support a number of Partners and Lawyers in a busy practice
  • Opportunity to leverage your legal secretarial experience

The role
We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Float Legal Secretary to provide high level support to our Partners and lawyers across the various practice groups. As a Float Legal Secretary you will enjoy assisting various stakeholders on assignments that will see you move around the different practice groups on a regular basis. The role is a full-time, permanent opportunity in our Sydney office.

Key responsibilities
In this varied and busy role you will be responsible for:

  • Drafting, reviewing and preparing correspondence/documentation
  • Managing all incoming correspondence, as well as providing a proactive and efficient approach to producing correspondence without direction
  • File management as well as actively attend to email filing/management for Partner and ensure other employees are attending to same
  • Managing telephones, electronic diaries and voicemail for team members
  • Organising meetings and travel, including a proactive approach to reorganising commitments on a needs basis
  • Manipulation of complex documents
  • General accounts, reporting and monthly billing
  • Have a flexible approach to providing assistance out of core business hours from time to time

Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Legal secretarial experience supporting practitioners at a Partner level
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Exceptional document production skills including version control
  • Advanced skills in Word, Outlook and Aderant (preferable)
  • Proactive approach and first rate secretarial and typing skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, in fast paced environments and be able to prioritise urgency of work
  • Ability to work part of a team and have a flexible and adaptable approach
  • Ability to anticipate Partner requirements to reduce administrative time.

The firm
As Australia's leading independent law firm, our culture has been built by innovative thinkers. They are the driving force behind our firm and if you choose to be part of the team your expectations will be challenged every step of the way.

We're looking for individuals who will thrive under our spirit of independence. Dynamic personalities who can collaborate, innovate and strive for success within our collegiate culture. In return we will work to help build the career you've always wanted. Are you up for the challenge?

Why Clayton Utz?
As part of this innovative team you will be working with some of the sharpest legal minds in the industry. Clayton Utz has also been a powerful force in Australian pro bono practice, striving to deliver justice for those who need it and not just those who can afford it. Imagine what you could achieve at a top law firm that actually values independent thinking. A law firm who challenges the status quo.

Go on, challenge your expectations.

How to apply?
To submit your interest in this role, please click the 'Apply' button or contact Kate Medlen on 03 9286 6752 for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to [email protected]

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

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