Dispute Resolution Legal Practice Assistant

Dentons Canada; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Insurance

Leave entitlements

Wellbeing programs

Flexible working

Pro bono opportunities

Job summary

Dentons Sydney is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant to join the Dispute Resolution team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will support senior Partners and the legal team with financial administration, document management, and litigation support.

In this role you will help manage matters from start to finish, prepare briefs and court materials, liaise with clients and external stakeholders, and contribute to efficient practice operations in a busy team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal administration support.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, including styles and templates.
• Experience using Elite or similar finance software for billing and matter management.
• Solid knowledge of Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint and creating professional documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial processes and full lifecycle of legal matters (opening matters, billing, trust payments, disbursements, archiving).
• Edit and prepare correspondence and legal documents.
• Prepare and update spreadsheets, reports and presentations.
• Prepare briefs to Counsel, chronologies, and court materials.
• Coordinate meetings and travel; liaise with chambers and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with clients, counsel, third parties and internal staff professionally.
• Provide daily administrative support (calls, mail, scanning, document handling).

Skills

Legal administration

MS Word proficiency

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Attention to detail

Education

Law student (2+ years remaining)

Tools

Elite finance software

Job description

Dentons Sydney is seeking a Legal Practice Assistant to join the Dispute Resolution team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will support senior Partners and the legal team with financial administration, document management, and litigation support.

In this role you will help manage matters from start to finish, prepare briefs and court materials, liaise with clients and external stakeholders, and contribute to efficient practice operations in a busy team environment.