Legal Assistant Responsible Business and ESG

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is seeking a Legal Assistant to support the Responsible Business and ESG team in Melbourne. You will manage diaries, emails and schedules, coordinate meetings across the firm, and help maintain client lists and communications to support business development.

This role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously while managing multiple priorities within a busy professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisational skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and problem solve.
• Ability to develop key relationships within the firm and externally.
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant or other finance related software.
• Advanced knowledge of NetDocuments or other document management software.

Responsibilities

• Extensive diary and inbox management including prioritising emails and drafting responses.
• Coordinating meetings across the organisation.
• Keeping track of master clients lists for business development, coordinating regular client engagement and emails.
• Event management, coordinating activities including managing invitation lists and hosting arrangements and travel bookings.
• Monitoring ESG updates for newsletters.
• Assisting with ad hoc enquiries.
• Matter management including opening and closing files, billing, archiving and electronic filing.

Skills

Diary management

Meeting coordination

Client engagement

Event management

ESG updates

Independent work

Relationship building

Tools

CMS Aderant

NetDocuments

Microsoft Office

Document management

Job description

Legal Assistant Responsible Business and ESG

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Responsible Business and ESG team for an experienced Legal Assistant to support a team of lawyers. The successful candidate will share our values for responsible business and sustainability and will utilise their strong work ethic and attention to detail to support the team, as well as be comfortable working autonomously to manage conflicting priorities and deadlines.

Key responsibilities include:

• Extensive diary and inbox management including prioritising emails and drafting responses
• Coordinating meetings across the organisation
• Keeping track of master clients lists for business development, coordinating regular client engagement and emails
• Event management, coordinating activities including managing invitation lists and hosting arrangements and travel bookings
• Monitoring ESG updates for newsletters
• Assisting with ad hoc enquiries
• Matter management including opening and closing files, billing, archiving and electronic filing

Required skills and experience:

• Exceptional organisational skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and problem solve
• Ability to develop key relationships within the firm and externally
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant or other finance related software
• Advanced knowledge of NetDocuments or other document management software.

The Responsible Business & ESG team is an energetic and busy team. The successful candidate will be highly enthusiastic about the subject matter of the practice group and be genuinely excited by the opportunity to contribute to our growing practice.

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.
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.