Legal Assistant

Johnson Winter Slattery; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CBD location

Up to AUD 115,000 package

Exposure to busy commercial practice

Long-term development opportunities

Job summary

Johnson Winter Slattery in Sydney CBD is looking for a focused legal secretary to support Partners within a busy commercial team. You will handle end-to-end administrative and secretarial tasks, diary and inbox management, and formatting of legal documents.

This role offers exposure to a thriving practice with Partner interaction, a collaborative environment, and clear paths for long-term development. Applicants must have permanent Australian working rights; graduates are not considered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in an administrative support role (legal team a plus).
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Proactive, reliable, and collaborative with records management.
• Confidence using MS Office and document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage ANZ Legal Team inbox and track workflows with task registers.
• Manage calendar invites and reminders for deadlines.
• Maintain legal documents and intra-team handbooks; update registers.
• Provide Word processing, document preparation, proofreading and version control.
• Coordinate with external law firms and other service providers.
• Handle confidential information with care and maintain records.
• Support other duties as required.

Skills

Diary management

Email and calendar management

Document formatting

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Confidential information handling

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Document management systems

Legal matter management tools

Job description

About the Firm: A well-established and growing legal practice with a strong reputation. The team is collaborative, fast‑paced, and supportive, offering a professional yet down‑to‑earth environment.

About the Role: Supporting Partners within a busy commercial team in Sydney CBD, you will provide end‑to‑end legal secretarial and administrative support. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting Partners with day‑to‑day administrative and secretarial tasks
• Managing diaries, inboxes, and competing priorities
• Preparing and formatting legal documents and correspondence
• Coordinating client communication
• Supporting court, travel, and general team administration as required

Benefits:

• Up to $115,000 package
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• CBD location
• Exposure to a busy commercial practice with strong Partner interaction
• Opportunity for long‑term development

This position is open to candidates with full Australian working rights. Please note, law students and recent graduates will not be considered for this role.

What you'll be working on

• Managing the ANZ Legal Team’s inbox to assist with the allocation and routine tracking of the department’s various streams of work, involving the maintenance of ANZ team’s task register. Reporting on trends in the team’s workflow, to better support an understanding of resourcing and skillset requirements of the team.
• Managing legal team calendar invites for team meetings and reminders for task specific deadlines.
• Responsibility over the maintenance of processes within the ANZ legal team such as updates to legal document and intra‑team handbooks. Maintaining a variety of registers supporting these processes, from time to time.
• General administrative support including Word processing (assisting with document preparation, formatting, proofreading and version control), arranging for document execution, matter filing, processing legal invoices and expensed in line with company procedures.
• Support the coordination of external law firms and other legal service providers.
• Handle confidential information with care and maintain accurate records.
• Undertaking such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.

What will help you be successful?

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an administrative support role; experience in a legal team or professional services environment is an advantage.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, and a professional, responsive approach to working with stakeholders.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and document management systems; willingness to learn legal matter management tools.
• Sound judgement when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• A proactive, reliable and collaborative approach, with a focus on accurate record keeping and follow‑through.

About you

• Applicants must have full, permanent working rights in Australia.

We’re always on the lookout for great people, so even if you don’t feel you are a 100% fit, we’ll consider you for this role and any other suitable opportunities across the business.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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