About the job

Legal Assistant to join an established national law firm. Based in Melbourne CBD | Up to $100k | Hybrid WFH | Study support | Great culture!

Junior-mid level legal secretary supporting a busy practice group

Varied role incl document preparation, court documents, diary management, biling

Enjoy WFH flexibility, PLT funding, structured career development offered

Legal Secretary

Melbourne CBD

Permanent, Full-time

Hybrid

Up to $100k package

An established national law firm is seeking a legal secretary to join their Melbourne office. The firm takes a modern, people-first approach and has a genuinely open, transparent and collaborative culture. They work across a broad range of practice areas on complex, commercially significant matters for established clients.

They are flexible on background, candidates from smaller firms, or other areas of law are very welcome to apply. Law students may be considered.

The role will involve:

• Preparation of legal documents, correspondence, emails, memos and letters
• Working on large documents including track changes and markups
• Assisting with preparation of briefs, court books and court documents
• Diary and travel management
• Client and staff liaison
• Billing
• Opening, maintaining and closing electronic files

You will have:

• 12-24 months legal secretarial experience; junior to mid-level considered
• Advanced skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience with document management and billing systems (e.g. FileSite, Expert or similar)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A proactive, mature attitude and the ability to work unsupervised

Benefits include:

• WFH flexibility of 2 days per week after probation
• Study assistance including PLT funding ($10-12k)
• Social club paid for by the firm
• Training programmes and structured career development
• Pathway into graduate and lawyer roles
• Generous parental leave
• Annual flu vaccinations and skin checks
• Corporate discounts and social events including EOFY and end-of-year functions

• Preparation of legal documents, correspondence, emails, memos and letters
• Working on large documents including track changes and markups
• Assisting with preparation of briefs, court books and court documents
• Diary and travel management
• Client and staff liaison
• Billing
• Opening, maintaining and closing electronic files

• Advanced skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Experience with document management and billing systems (e.g. FileSite, Expert or similar)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A proactive, mature attitude and the ability to work unsupervised

• 12-24 months legal secretarial experience; junior to mid-level considered