ESG & Responsible Business Legal Assistant

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Responsible Business and ESG team in Melbourne. You will manage diaries, emails and schedules, coordinate meetings across the firm, and help maintain client lists and communications to support business development.

This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities within a busy professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisational skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and problem solve.
• Ability to develop key relationships within the firm and externally.
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant or other finance related software.
• Advanced knowledge of NetDocuments or other document management software.

Responsibilities

• Extensive diary and inbox management including prioritising emails and drafting responses.
• Coordinating meetings across the organisation.
• Keeping track of master clients lists for business development, coordinating regular client engagement and emails.
• Event management, coordinating activities including managing invitation lists and hosting arrangements and travel bookings.
• Monitoring ESG updates for newsletters.
• Assisting with ad hoc enquiries.
• Matter management including opening and closing files, billing, archiving and electronic filing.

Skills

Diary management

Meeting coordination

Client engagement

Event management

ESG updates

Independent work

Relationship building

Tools

CMS Aderant

NetDocuments

Microsoft Office

Document management

Job description

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Responsible Business and ESG team in Melbourne. You will manage diaries, emails and schedules, coordinate meetings across the firm, and help maintain client lists and communications to support business development.

This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities within a busy professional services environment.