Legal Assistant - Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Maddocks; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Health insurance

Salary continuance insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Hybrid work

Job summary

Maddocks in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team. You will work alongside Partners and lawyers on matters across state and commonwealth government, handling administrative tasks, file management and billing support.

We value accuracy, strong attention to detail, and a collaborative approach as you triage matters, manage e-filing, document management, and drafting of correspondence within our workflows and systems, including

Qualifications

• Experience providing high-level legal support in a law firm.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; knowledge of Aderant is a plus.
• Ability to deliver accurate work within tight deadlines and with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of meetings and internal/external functions
• Opening and closing of matters including e-filing and physical archiving via Aderant Expert (billing) and iManage (document management) systems
• Time entry and preparation of monthly high volume billing
• Triaging and reviewing incoming matters
• Managing matters through our matter management system, including uploading documents and maintaining accurate records
• Creating, drafting, editing, and formatting a range of legal correspondence and documents
• Reconciling expenses for authors on a monthly basis
• All other general ad hoc administrative duties

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Attention to detail

Team player

Tools

Aderant Expert

Job description

Legal Assistant - Dispute Resolution & Litigation

We are a modern Australian law firm with a leading reputation.We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and beingat the forefront of employee experience. We work closely withAustralian and international businesses, organisations andgovernments.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced LegalAssistant to join our well-regarded Dispute Resolution andLitigation team. Working alongside Partners Mark Henry and AngelaBarac and the wider team, this role will provide support to lawyersworking on matters across state and commonwealth government inareas of administrative law, Royal Commissions, dispute resolution,procurement and tendering, governance and statutoryinterpretation.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Coordination of meetings and internal/externalfunctions
• Opening and closing of matters including e-filing andphysical archiving via Aderant Expert (billing) and iManage(document management) systems
• Time entry and preparation of monthly high volumebilling
• Triaging and reviewing incoming matters
• Managing matters through our matter management system,including uploading documents and maintaining accuraterecords
• Creating, drafting, editing, and formatting a range oflegal correspondence and documents
• Reconciling expenses for authors on a monthly basisand
• All other general ad hoc administrative duties

About you

Ideally you will have:

• A strong track record of providing high-level legal supportin a law firm
• Competent technical ability using Microsoft Officesuite
• Knowledge of Aderant Exert for billing is advantageous
• The ability to produce accurate, high-quality work withinset timeframes
• A strong attention to detail
• A personable, collaborative, and friendly disposition.

Maddocks is simply a great place to do great work. We foster aculture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you willexperience:

A diverse and inclusive workplace:

We have beennamed an employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WorkforceGender Equality Agency (WGEA) every year since 2004 along withbeing named a Silver Employer at the Australian Workplace EqualityIndex's 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversityinternally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, MaddocksCALD, Maddocks Disability Inclusion and Maddocks Pride groups.

Career Development:

Learn and develop throughstructured learning and development programs at each stage of yourcareer and study support programs.

Community involvement:

give back to thecommunities in which we operate through our thriving pro bono andgrants programs and staff volunteering initiatives.

Work flexibly:

work in a hybrid way with partof your week in the office and support to set up your homeoffice.

Wellbeing & Benefits:

access to up to 20 weekspaid parental leave, discounted gym memberships & health insurance,salary continuance insurance, Employee Assistance Program andparents and carers wellbeing programs.

Our people are our greatest advocates and we believe this is aresult of our inclusive culture and focus on complex andinteresting work.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permittedto work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applicationsfrom agencies will not be considered at this time.