Legal Assistant - Part Time

Barratt Galvin; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing support

Home office allowances

Mentoring and development

Job summary

Barratt Galvin is recruiting an experienced Legal Assistant to support the Financial Services practice within a top-tier Corporate team in Sydney on a part-time parental leave cover through September 2027, shared with another Legal Assistant. Working days are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Wednesday overlapping the partner share.

This role suits a confident, organised professional who acts as a trusted right-hand to senior lawyers in a fast-paced, high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Legal Assistant or senior legal support professional in a legal or professional services environment.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders, with sound judgement and discretion.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Experience with billing, reporting and matter management systems.
• Previous job share experience desirable but not essential.
• A service-oriented mindset and willingness to mentor junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Managing diaries, inboxes and workflows, and coordinating day-to-day administrative matters.
• Preparing and managing correspondence, documents and matter files.
• Coordinating meetings, calls, events and travel arrangements.
• Liaising confidently with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Managing billing, including pre-bills, edits, finalisation and cost reporting.
• Monitoring deadlines and following up on outstanding actions.
• Collaborating with other Legal Assistants and Administrative Assistants across the Corporate group.
• Contributing ideas for more efficient ways of working, including technology and AI tools.

Skills

Legal Assistant experience

Senior stakeholder support

Organisational skills

Billing & reporting

Job share experience

Mentoring juniors

Billing systems

Tools

Billing software

Job description

About The Firm

Our client is a leading international law firm with a well-established presence in Sydney and across major markets worldwide. Known locally as a genuine market leader, the firm has built a reputation for its supportive, high-performing culture, offering a professional and collegiate environment where business services and legal support staff are highly valued. With a strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and flexible ways of working, the firm invests heavily in the growth of its people and prides itself on being a genuinely great place to build a long-term career.

About The Firm

Our client is a leading international law firm with a well-established presence in Sydney and across major markets worldwide. Known locally as a genuine market leader, the firm has built a reputation for its supportive, high-performing culture, offering a professional and collegiate environment where business services and legal support staff are highly valued. With a strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and flexible ways of working, the firm invests heavily in the growth of its people and prides itself on being a genuinely great place to build a long-term career.

The Role

We are recruiting an experienced Legal Assistant to support the Financial Services practice within a well-regarded Corporate team in Sydney. This part-time role is offered on a parental leave cover contract until September 2027, as part of a job share with another experienced Legal Assistant, supporting two Partners and two Senior Associates.

Working days are fixed at Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Wednesday being a crossover day with your job share partner. This suits a confident, organised Legal Assistant who enjoys being a trusted right-hand to senior lawyers in a fast-paced, high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing diaries, inboxes and workflows, and coordinating day-to-day administrative matters
• Preparing and managing correspondence, documents and matter files
• Coordinating meetings, calls, events and travel arrangements
• Liaising confidently with clients and internal stakeholders
• Managing billing, including pre-bills, edits, finalisation and cost reporting
• Monitoring deadlines and following up on outstanding actions
• Collaborating with other Legal Assistants and Administrative Assistants across the Corporate group
• Contributing ideas for more efficient ways of working, including technology and AI tools

Candidate Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a Legal Assistant or senior legal support professional in a legal or professional services environment
• Proven experience supporting senior stakeholders, with sound judgement and discretion
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Experience with billing, reporting and matter management systems
• Previous job share experience desirable but not essential
• A service-oriented mindset and willingness to mentor junior team members

Why Apply

Join a high-performing, market-leading practice within a truly international firm, working alongside supportive senior lawyers. The firm invests heavily in its people, offering structured development, mentoring, a strong focus on wellbeing, and additional benefits including wellbeing and home office allowances.

About Barratt Galvin

Established in 2014, Barratt Galvin is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy focused on private practice legal recruitment. Laura Barratt, our founder, has been recruiting throughout Australia, the Middle East and the UK since 2005, building deep market knowledge and long-standing relationships across each region.

We partner with leading international and regional law firms to recruit Lawyers, Legal Assistants, Business Development, Marketing, and HR professionals. Recognised for our strength in international law firm recruitment, we regularly advise on moves between the markets within which we recruit.

With strong Sydney and broader Australian market connections, we support both local career progression and international relocation for those seeking opportunities in the Middle East, UK, or beyond.

Barratt Galvin delivers specialist insight, discretion, and access to exclusive opportunities across Australian and global legal markets.