Legal Assistant

Carter Newell Lawyers; Brisbane; Presencial; AUD 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

20 weeks parental leave

Wellbeing program

Mental health support

Study assistance

Public holiday swap

Flexible leave options

Diversity & inclusion

Descripción de la vacante

Carter Newell Lawyers is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Property and Energy & Resources team at our Brisbane head office. You will provide high level administrative support across property and energy matters, including document production, billing, calendar management, travel coordination and email/file management.

The role requires a proactive, client-focused approach, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to work in a team.

Formación

• 3+ years relevant work experience.
• Experience working within a property team using PEXA desirable.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products with good typing and word processing skills.
• A proactive, positive "can do" approach, with the ability to learn quickly.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with internal and external clients.
• Effective time management organisation with the ability to reprioritise as schedules change.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• We also provide a healthy approach to flexibility and wellbeing programs.

Responsabilidades

• Producing accurate firm compliant documents and correspondence, including briefs for counsel.
• Managing the matter lifecycle from file opening to closure and archival, following the conflicts process and information barriers.
• Preparing, editing, finalising and posting monthly bills and narratives for work authors.
• Managing internal and external appointments and coordinating travel.
• Managing own and work author’s email, including filing and queries management.
• Assisting work authors with expense claims.
• Arranging couriers through reception.
• Providing general administrative support to the work authors.

Conocimientos

Legal admin experience

Property knowledge

PEXA experience

MS Office

Typing

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Email management

Herramientas

PEXA software

Descripción del empleo

Carter Newell Lawyers is an award-winning specialist law firm providing legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients. Founded in 1989, we are proud to celebrate 37 years of experience and service to our clients.

The Position

We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Property and Energy & Resources team at our Brisbane head office. The role involves providing high level administrative support across a unique mix of property and energy matters.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Producing accurate firm compliant documents and correspondence, including briefs for counsel
• Managing the matter lifecycle from file opening to closure and archival, following the firm’s conflicts process, managing information barriers and contributing to the effective management of electronic content
• Preparing, editing, finalising and posting monthly bills and narratives for work authors
• Managing internal and external appointments and coordinating travel
• Managing own and work author’s email, including ensuring timely filing of emails, filtering incoming correspondence, proactively dealing with queries and meeting invites.
• Assisting work authors with expense claims
• Arranging couriers through reception
• Providing general administrative support to the work authors

Skills and Experience

• 3+ years relevant work experience.
• Experience working within a property team using PEXA desirable.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products with good typing and word processing skills.
• A proactive, positive "can do" approach, with the ability to learn quickly.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with internal and external clients.
• Effective time management organisation with the ability to reprioritise as schedules change
• Ability to work in a team environment
• At Carter Newell we are a professional team and have a strong client focus, but we love to have some fun along the way. We also provide:
• A healthy approach to flexibility that looks different for each of us
• 20 weeks paid gender-neutral parental leave
• Leave of absence, public holiday swap, purchased leave and study assistance policies
• A wellbeing program with an annual wellbeing allowance, mental health support, and a focus on work-life balance - over 20% of our firm are trained as Mental Health First Aid Officers
• A genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging with dedicated subcommittees for Pride, Women, Cultural, and Ability & Wellbeing - ensuring real action, not just words

Benefits are subject to applicable policies and eligibility requirements.

Carter Newell is an equal opportunity employer, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from individuals of diverse ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders, LGBTIQA+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.