Legal Assistant - Charities and Purpose-Driven Institutions

Mills Oakley; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dress for your day

Discounted health insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts to gyms and studios across –

Study and exam leave

Competitive referral bonus

Other amazing perks!

Job summary

Mills Oakley is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Charities and Purpose Driven Institutions team, based in Melbourne. You will work closely with a Partner and team to provide diligent secretarial and administrative support, enabling lawyers to focus on core practice areas.

The role involves billing, file administration, diary management, travel arrangements, client liaison and general office support within a collaborative, health-conscious firm offering employee benefits and

Qualifications

• Good attention to detail in documents.
• Personal commitment to excellence, including attention to detail.
• Dependable and diligent.
• Proactive in liaising with internal and external contacts to solve problems.
• Manage your to-do list effectively with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Billing: prepare, amend and finalise draft bills.
• File administration: save documents per protocols.
• Diary management and prioritisation of tasks.
• Travel management: book flights and accommodation.
• Conducting searches.
• Liaising with clients.
• General administrative support to the team.

Skills

Attention to detail

Commitment to excellence

Dependable

Proactive communication

Time management

Self-motivated

Team player

Job description

Legal Assistant - Charities and Purpose-Driven Institutions

Mills Oakley is a leading national law firm with a proud history spanning over 160 years. In that time, we’ve grown into a Top 5 Australian law firm by size while remaining true to our shared vision of exceptional client service with a friendly and collaborative ethos. Mutual trust and respect are at the heart of everything we do.

The Role

A rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Charities and Purpose Driven Institutions team based in Melbourne. As a Legal Assistant you will work closely with a Partner and team.

Responsibilities include:

• Billing - prepare, amending and finalising draft bills;
• File Administration - saving documents in accordance with file saving and naming protocols;
• Diary management and work prioritisation;
• Travel management - booking flights and accommodation;
• Conducting searches;
• Liaising with clients;
• General administrative support to the team;

Who We Are Looking For

The Legal Assistant is responsible for the provision of diligent and efficient secretarial and administrative support, to alleviate the time-pressures on legal practitioners as far as possible.

As a Legal Assistant, you will have:

• good attention to detail, particularly in documents;
• possess a personal commitment to excellence, including attention to detail;
• be dependable and diligent;
• be proactive in liaising with other people (internal and external) where necessary to solve problems and complete tasks;
• manage their to-do list effectively and work with minimal supervision.
• In addition, the legal assistant will provide support to other team members with the aim of enhancing the performance, profit results and sustainability of their practice area.

What We Offer

We take a collaborative approach to your learning & development, giving you the personal attention and unique opportunities required to help you realise your full potential. We are committed to your health and well-being and offer a multitude of employee benefits including:

• Dress for your day;
• Discounted health insurance;
• Employee Assistance Program;
• Discounts to gyms and studios across Australia;
• Study and exam leave;
• Competitive referral bonus; and
• Other amazing perks!