Legal Assistant

Rose Legal Costing Pty Ltd; Sydney; In loco; AUD 39.000 - 52.000; Part-time

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Flexible part-time schedule

Sydney CBD office

Descrizione del lavoro

Rose Legal Costing Pty Ltd in the Sydney CBD is seeking a part-time Legal Assistant to support solicitors and costs consultants in the daily running of matters.

You will handle file opening/closing, diary management, invoicing, client enquiries and general administration, with a practical head for numbers and experience in accounting or bookkeeping.

This role offers a collaborative environment, flexible 2–3 day schedule and exposure to costs law within a growing firm.

Competenze

• Experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary, ideally in litigation or costs.
• Accounting, bookkeeping or legal accounts experience is highly regarded.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with numbers.
• Confident with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and quick to pick up new systems.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• Organised, reliable and able to manage your own workload.

Mansioni

• Opening and closing files and keeping matters up to date in our practice management system.
• Answering telephone calls and responding to client enquiries.
• Billing and accounts support, including invoicing, trust account records and following up payments.
• Managing diaries, deadlines and court dates.
• Liaising with clients, courts, costs assessors and other firms.
• General administration, including document management and office support.

Conoscenze

Attention to detail

Strong numeracy

Time management

Clear communication

Organised

Strumenti

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Descrizione del lavoro

Rose Legal Costing Pty Ltd – Sydney CBD NSW

Rose Legal are one of the leading experts in legal costs disputes and have been instructed by approximately 130 different law firms, in a range of different matters. Established in 2021, the firm has doubled in size in the past 12 months and continues to have a growth strategy which will be led by employee development in the firm.

The firm offers a collaborative and encouraging environment in which to work, and invests heavily in the right employees, both in time and training.

We have been instructed in some of the highest profile cases in Australia in regard to a range of costs issues. This includes in publicised defamation cases, and litigation spanning many years.

The role

We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join us 2 to 3 days a week at our Sydney CBD office. You will support our solicitors and costs consultants with the day to day running of matters. Because our work is all about legal costs, a good head for numbers matters. Someone with accounting or bookkeeping experience will fit in well.

Your work will include:

• Opening and closing files and keeping matters up to date in our practice management system
• Answering telephone calls and responding to client enquiries
• Billing and accounts support, including invoicing, trust account records and following up payments
• Managing diaries, deadlines and court dates
• Liaising with clients, courts, costs assessors and other firms
• General administration, including document management and office support

About you

• Experience as a legal assistant or legal secretary, ideally in litigation or costs
• Accounting, bookkeeping or legal accounts experience is highly regarded
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with numbers
• Confident with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and quick to pick up new systems
• Clear written and spoken communication
• Organised, reliable and able to manage your own workload

What we offer

• Part time, 2 to 3 days a week, with some flexibility on which days
• A supportive team environment and varied work
• Exposure to costs law, a specialist area with strong demand, and to legal accounting and trust accounting
• Convenient office location in Sydney CBD

Rose Legal is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.