Job details
Discipline: | |
Reference: | Ad-41788 |
Posted: | over 4 years ago |
Job description
The role
- Minimum of 6 years' experience to join our Melbourne office in a litigated insurance practice area
- Extensive litigation experience (Defendant preferably but will consider plaintiff)
- Working for a team of senior lawyers, and also a partner
Key responsibilities and duties
- General typing, drafting and amending of documents including PowerPoint
- Monthly billing, including ensuring that client SLA's and specific billing requirements are followed
- Diary management, including organising internal and external client meetings
- Attending to client and matter queries, including managing the process of opening new clients and matters through to closure of a matter
- Maintaining paper and electronic filing systems
- Assisting senior lawyers with various paralegal tasks (including drafting of Court documents and attending to Court e-filing) as required
- Capturing fee earner business development activities in the firm's client management system
- Managing work flow and covering secretarial absences within the team
- Assisting in training, coaching and mentoring other secretaries in the office
- Arranging flights and accommodation and preparing itineraries
- Assisting with coordination and planning of internal and external events.
Job requirements
- Minimum 6 years' experience as a legal secretary/paralegal
- Background experience in litigation is essential
- Construction and/or insurance experience will be favourably regarded
- A forward thinking and results focussed attitude
- Proficiency across all Microsoft Office applications
- A typing speed of at least 65 WPM with strong attention to detail
- The ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- A professional and polished presentation with clear and concise communication
- The ability to multi-task with a proactive and flexible approach to your work.