Legal Assistant - Environment & Planning

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Legal Assistant - Environment & Planning. Terms and conditions vacancy

MinterEllison people aspire to be our clients best partner. Collaboration, innovation and opportunity are the foundation of our workplace environment. We welcome people who want exciting careers in high performing teams.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

A fantastic opportunity exists for an intermediate to senior Legal Assistant/EA to support the Environment and Planning team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Drafting correspondence, document preparation (including the use of precedents) and amendments
• Arranging meetings
• Diary management and organisation of authors
• Answering calls and monitoring emails
• High volume file management including opening and closing files, electronic and physical filing and scanning
• Assisting in maintaining client databases
• Conducting billing, including end of month billing and reporting
• Digital dictation
• Reconciliation of corporate AMEX expenses
• General administrative tasks such as filing and photocopying
• Other ad hoc duties as required

MORE ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role, strong organisational skills are essential as well as a high level of initiative, energy and enthusiasm and the ability to follow through. Ideally, you will also have a minimum of 5 years of experience working in this area of law, and have experience providing legal support in a fast paced, ever changing environment. In addition to this, you will possess the following attributes:

• Previous experience within the legal industry or professional services environment
• Self-motivated and an ability to work autonomously with minimal direction
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities
• A strong client focus and demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with team members, clients (both internal and external) and industry experts
• A strong understanding of billing and financial systems and other software applications
• Advanced Word document skills, including document creation and presentation
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to multi-task, prioritise and delegate
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• A proactive approach and demonstrated initiative
• Flexibility to adapt to different task
• A strong client focus and demonstrated ability to form enduring relationships with peers, industry experts and clients
• Resilience and a commitment to excellence that matches our own
• Pride in your work
• Sense of humour.

WHO WE ARE

We embrace flexibility and empower all our people to learn, grow and become truly extraordinary. We provide our future leaders with best practice learning and development programs to accelerate and grow their careers. We value diversity in the workplace and care about ensuring you balance your professional goals with your commitments and interests outside of work. We have a wide range of social, financial and health benefits to support your wellbeing.

How to apply

We prefer to deal with you directly.  Please submit your CV for consideration by clicking on the 'Apply' button below.  If you would like further information, please contact Marianne Galvez on +61 3 8608 2716 for a highly confidential discussion.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be considered at this time. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.