Legal Secretary/Practice Assistant

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Legal Secretary/Practice Assistant. Terms and conditions vacancy

• International law firm
• Unique role in the legal market
• Step up your career and do something different

Our client is a large international law firm that has created a unique role in the legal market in Australia. They are forward thinking and are moving with the times to provide their Legal Secretaries with a career pathway and opportunity to expand on their skills.

The role

This role will be working very closely with the Partners and senior fee earners to develop knowledge of clients, markets and play a major role in the lawyers practice. Some of the opportunities will include:

• Utilise the precedents to assist with research, pitches, fee proposals and presentations
• Drafting correspondence
• Preparing documents, pitch documents, presentations and undertake research regarding clients as needed
• Delegating tasks to junior resources
• Travel management such as preparing information packs
• Direct communication with clients
• Attending client meetings when required
• Preparing client information packs including business reports and research
• Ensure interaction database is up to date
• Assisting with small events

Who are you?

You will be an experienced Legal seretary who has worked at Partner level. Previous expsoure to assisting with BD activities or a strong desire to do so is highly desirable. This role is a step up and you will be required to elevate your skills, work proactively and use your initiative. As there is a lot of client interaction in this role you will need to have great communication skills both in writing and verbal.

If you are looking to make a move into a role that will give you your next challenge please send your resume to [email protected] or click "Apply".