Legal Secretary - Workplace Relations
We are looking for a legal secretary with 3+ years litigation experience; workers compensation or employment law experience will be highly regarded!
Summary about this job
Legal Secretaries
Company: Holman Webb Lawyers
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-7-4496-7106
Fax: +61-3-1598-1592
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Detail information about job Legal Secretary - Workplace Relations. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Join a strong Workplace Relations and Workers Compensation practice
- Real involvement in matters
- Varied and interesting role
Holman Webb is a dynamic full service law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and a global reach. We provide top tier legal services, and our lawyers combine real business instinct with the best technical expertise in their fields.
We currently have an opportunity for a Legal Secretary to join our Workplace Relations team , which is a defendant practice acting for a range of high profile employers, insurers and self insurers.
Ideally the successful applicant will have 3+ years' experience working in a private practice environment, will be confident dealing with external parties, and assisting with litigious matters before the Workers Compensation Commission, Fair Work Commission, District Court and Federal Circuit Court. You'll be supporting a Partner, a Special Counsel and other lawyers across employment law and workers compensation matters.
Your responsibilities will encompass a wide variety of work including:
- Preparation of briefs and other court documents
- Undertake court filing - online and hard-copy where required
- Document production including drafting correspondence
- Diary management and gate-keeping
- File maintenance and end to end file management
- Liaison with clients, experts, Counsel and witnesses
- Monthly billing (both event and time-costed)
- Utilise problem solving skills to handle basic enquiries
- General secretarial and administrative duties
If you are exceptionally organised, have a strong attention to detail, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, are able to work well autonomously and under pressure, and have a strong client service ethic, we encourage you to apply.
Please contact our HR team at [email protected] to arrange for a confidential discussion, or apply now by using the link on this page.
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