Legal Assistant

Meridian Lawyers; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing initiatives

Retail discounts and services

Salary sacrificing options

Personal Enjoyment Day

Additional annual leave

Employee referral program

MeridianMinds learning program

Melbourne CBD location

Job summary

Meridian Lawyers is seeking a motivated Legal Assistant to support a high-performing General Insurance (Recoveries) team from our Melbourne office. You will provide secretarial and administrative duties, manage billing and filing, and draft legal documents.

Two years' legal admin experience is preferred, with strong MS Office and confidentiality. You will join a collaborative, client-focused firm with a supportive culture and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in legal administration or as a legal assistant in a law firm or professional services environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong client service focus with the ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys routine work, and shows a can-do attitude and attention to detail.
• Professionalism, discretion and confidentiality are essential at all times.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to support others and the team.
• Strong document management and typing skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills; experience with Aderant Expert and iManage is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Principal and wider team of lawyers in the General Insurance Recoveries practice.
• Assist fee earners with WIP, pre-bills, monthly billing and debtor management.
• Manage monthly billing cycles using Aderant Expert.
• Open new matters and conduct conflict searches; maintain electronic filing.
• Draft and amend legal correspondence and documents; prepare briefs.
• Assist with monthly reporting processes and overflow tasks.

Skills

Strong typing

Document management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Professionalism

Discretion

Teamwork

Education

Higher School Certificate (or equivalent)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Aderant Expert

iManage

Job description

About us

As one of the fastest growing law firms in Australia, Meridian Lawyers is a dynamic and innovative law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra.

What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At the heart of it, we are passionate about legal practice, working as one team, with a commitment to excellence, creativity and trust in all that we do. We will help you harness your potential, providing ongoing support and mentorship to help you grow at every stage of your career.

Role Purpose

This full time role is for a motivated Legal Assistant looking to grow their career as a legal support professional. If you thrive in a structured environment, are comfortable with routine work and have an eye for detail, this position will be ideal for you. The role plays a crucial role in supporting the smooth operation of the team and the business as a whole.

Based in our Melbourne office, the purpose of this role is to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Principal and wider team of lawyers within our General Insurance (Recoveries team) in our Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane offices.

This full-time role offers an experienced Legal Assistant the opportunity to support a high-performing General Insurance Recoveries practice across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Based in our Melbourne office, you will work closely with a Principal, lawyers and experienced Legal Assistants in a collaborative, centralised support model.

Key duties and responsibilities

Working collaboratively through a centralised team support model, the key administrative and practice Management tasks include but are not limited to:

• Assisting fee earners with good practice hygiene including:
  • Preparing WIP and pre-bills in a timely manner
  • Working closely with Finance Team to assist with monthly billing and debtor management
  • Managing monthly billing cycles, using Aderant Expert software
• Client service focus, liaising with both external and internal stakeholders
• Opening new matters and conducting conflict check searches
• Maintaining electronic filing to ensure all files are up to date
• Liaising with the Courts as necessary, including filing of documents
• Drafting and amending legal correspondence and documents
• Preparing briefs
• Assisting with monthly reporting processes
• Assisting with overflow of tasks

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• At least two years’ experience in a legal administration or legal assistant role within a law firm or professional services environment. Experience in insurance law or debt recovery is preferred but not essential.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work to deadlines with confidence.
• A strong client service focus and the ability to build positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• You will be someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, enjoys routine work, is willing to learn, with a can do attitude and strong attention to detail.
• A high level of professionalism, discretion and integrity, with the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset and genuine willingness to support others and contribute positively to the team.
• Strong typing and document management skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with experience in Aderant Expert and iManage viewed favourably.
• Completion of Higher School Certificate (or equivalent).

Joining Meridian Lawyers means joining a practice known for our specialisation and capability. We are a value driven organisation with a genuine, friendly and collaborative culture that respects, rewards and values input and innovation from all levels of the business.

We strive to be an employer of choice and understand that it is the contribution of our people that makes our business successful. We have a range of benefits that reward excellence, which include:

• Wellbeing initiatives including regular health and skin checks, flu vaccinations
• A range of discounts and services through a variety of leading retail and service partners
• Salary sacrificing options (including novated leases)
• An additional paid Personal Enjoyment Day each calendar year
• Ability to purchase up to 1 week of additional annual leave per financial year
• An employee referral program
• A commitment to learning and development through our MeridianMinds program
• Melbourne CBD location with great access to transport links