Legal Assistant - Class Actions & Litigation

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Bonus leave

Generous parental leave

Wellbeing program

Diversity & Inclusion

Learning & development

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is seeking an experienced and highly organised Legal Assistant to support the Head of Class Actions and the team. The role entails managing everyday legal and administrative tasks across a demanding caseload, with a focus on class actions and litigation support.

The successful candidate will coordinate diary, emails, travel, documents, filings, and billing, while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships and ensuring seamless operations within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Significant prior experience as a legal assistant or litigation support in a large law firm or in-house legal team.
• Experience supporting class actions and familiarity with court procedures and filing requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters.

Responsibilities

• Diary management and scheduling meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Inbox management and meticulous record-keeping of case-related emails and materials.
• Coordinate travel arrangements with in-house travel team.
• Preparing and proofreading correspondence and documents.
• Assist with electronic court filings and filing of court books and bundles.
• Manage and maintain filing systems and document management for large matters.
• Handle client and stakeholder enquiries; build internal and external relationships.
• Assist with matter billing, prebills, and invoicing processes.
• Liaise with Legal Project Management for reporting against matter plans.
• Matter opening/closing, archiving, and electronic/physical filing.

Skills

Legal secretary

Litigation support

Class actions

MS Office

Document management

Court filing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Legal Assistant to provide comprehensive support to the Head of Class Actions and their team. This is a key role within a fast-paced, high-performing team, and offers the opportunity to work on some of the most significant class action proceedings in Australia.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of the team's day-to-day operations, ensuring the seamless coordination of legal and administrative matters across a demanding and dynamic caseload.

Key Responsibilities

• As a Legal Assistant in the class actions and litigation team, responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

  • Diary management, including scheduling meetings/conferences with internal and external stakeholders (including booking rooms and organizing catering as required).
  • Inbox management, including maintaining meticulous records of all case-related emails and materials.
  • Co-ordination of travel arrangements (in conjunction with our in-house travel team).
  • Preparing and proofreading correspondence and documents.
  • Assisting with, and tracking, electronic Court filings.
  • Assisting with the preparation of court books, hearing bundles, briefs to counsel, and other litigation support materials.
  • Managing and maintaining filing systems, and assisting with document management across large-scale litigation and class action proceedings.
  • Triaging and assisting with telephone enquiries from clients, counsel, court staff and other internal and external stakeholders; developing relationships internally and externally in order to facilitate the smooth operation of the practice.
  • Managing the billing life cycle, including electronic submission of time and disbursement entries, processing of credit card expenses, preparation and tracking of prebills through the review process and invoice finalization.
  • Liaising with our Legal Project Management team to ensure accurate reporting against matter plans and budgets.
  • Matter management including arranging conflict searches, opening and closing matter files, archiving, electronic filing of correspondence and documents, and physical filing where required.

The role requires you to manage competing priorities across multiple matters and deadlines, exercising sound judgment in prioritising tasks effectively

Required Skills & Attributes

The ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

Significant prior experience as a legal assistant, legal secretary, or litigation support professional within a major law firm or in-house legal team, with a strong preference for candidates who have supported class actions. You will have an understanding of court procedures, filing requirements, and litigation processes across federal and state jurisdictions.

You will possess exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of work across multiple matters simultaneously, maintaining meticulous attention to detail at all times. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with a professional and proactive approach to stakeholder engagement.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, document management systems, and legal practice management software is required. Experience with electronic court filing systems will be highly regarded.

You will be a team-oriented professional who thrives in a collaborative environment, while also demonstrating the initiative and self-sufficiency to work independently when required. A high degree of discretion and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with care are essential attributes for this role.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

About us:

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?

We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Generous parental leave entitlements – we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program –We support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – This is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti‑corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian‑first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program

For more information, see our website