Dispute Resolution Legal Assistant | Flexible & Billing

Dentons; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Salary sacrifice

Leave benefits

Flexible working

Job summary

Dentons Australia in Sydney is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to support the Dispute Resolution (commercial litigation) team on a full-time basis. You will work closely with senior Partners, manage matters from start to finish, and handle financial administration, document preparation, and litigation support.

Ideal candidates have a background in legal administration or are a law student with at least two years remaining, strong Word skills, experience with Elite or similar

Qualifications

• Experience in legal administration support or you are a law student with at least 2 years remaining, and demonstrated experience in legal support.
• Proficient in Word, including working with styles and templates.
• Experience using Elite or similar finance software for billing, reporting and matter management.
• Strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce professional quality documentation.
• A proactive, adaptable, and team oriented mindset.
• Fast, accurate and detail oriented work habits, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Managing financial processes and the full life cycle of legal matters, including opening matters, conflict checking, high volume end of month billing, managing trust payments and disbursements, write offs, file closing, and archiving
• Editing, and preparing correspondence and legal documents
• Preparing and updating spreadsheets, reports, and presentations
• Preparing and collating Briefs to Counsel, chronologies, and court materials
• Coordinating meetings and travel arrangements, and liaising with chambers, government agencies, and other external stakeholders
• Liaising with clients, counsel, third parties and internal stakeholders with professionalism, confidence, and warmth
• Providing day to day administrative support, including answering calls, managing mail, printing, scanning, and document handling.

Skills

Legal administration

Billing & matter management

MS Word (styles/templates)

Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Law student with at least 2 years remaining

Tools

Elite

Job description

Dentons Australia in Sydney is seeking an experienced Legal Practice Assistant to support the Dispute Resolution (commercial litigation) team on a full-time basis. You will work closely with senior Partners, manage matters from start to finish, and handle financial administration, document preparation, and litigation support.

Ideal candidates have a background in legal administration or are a law student with at least two years remaining, strong Word skills, experience with Elite or similar