Legal Assistant - Responsible Business And Esg

Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Victoria; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent law firm in Victoria is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant for their Responsible Business and ESG team. This permanent full-time role involves diary management, billing, court document preparation, and more. The ideal candidate will have exceptional organisational skills, high attention to detail, and be comfortable working independently. The firm offers benefits such as flexible working, additional leave, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working as standard

Bonus leave

Generous parental leave entitlements

Wellbeing program

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisational skills required.
• High attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
• Ability to work independently is necessary.
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint is critical.

Responsibilities

• Manage diary and inbox efficiently.
• Handle billing, time recording, expense management.
• Prepare correspondence and Court documents.
• Assist with telephone enquiries and develop external relationships.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Independence

Advanced knowledge of Outlook

Advanced knowledge of MS Word

Advanced knowledge of Excel

Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint

Knowledge of CMS Aderant

Knowledge of NetDocuments

Job description

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.

This role is permanent full-time.

Key responsibilities

• Diary and inbox management
• Billing, time recording, expense management and reporting
• Preparation of correspondence and Court documents
• Filing and service of Court documents
• Infotrack searches (property searches; ASIC searches, etc)
• Assisting with telephone enquiries and ability to develop relationships internally and externally
• Matter management including opening and closing files, archiving, electronic filing, and physical filing
• Event management and travel bookings

Required skills and experience

• Exceptional organisational skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently
• 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.

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.

Benefits

• 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.

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Shannon Garrett on [e-mail] for a confidential discussion.

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