Legal Assistant to Partner | Investment Funds

Amicus Legal Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amicus Legal Recruitment is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support a Partner in Melbourne's CBD within a sophisticated private capital and investment funds practice.

You will work directly with a Partner, handling complex formatting, client events, BD support, billing, and day-to-day admin, while building strong relationships in a busy practice. The role is full-time and office-based in Melbourne CBD.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience as a Legal Assistant in a busy legal practice.
• Experience providing high-level admin support to senior fee earners in a transactional practice.
• Strong document formatting and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Complex formatting, amendments and mark-ups of legal documentation.
• Coordinating client events and in-house functions.
• Assisting with presentations and business development initiatives.
• Expense management and end-of-month billing.
• Managing busy diaries & coordinating meetings.
• Proactively managing day-to-day administrative requirements.

Skills

Legal Admin

Calendar management

Document formatting

Client events

Job description

Legal Assistant to Partner | Investment Funds

Love being the person behind the scenes who keeps a busy legal practice running seamlessly? We're recruiting an experienced career Legal Assistant to directly support a highly successful Partner within a sophisticated legal practice in Melbourne's CBD.

With an impressive client base spanning fund managers, global financial institutions, investment managers, superannuation funds, family offices and major corporate clients, this is an opportunity to become a trusted part of a busy practice within a leading national law firm.

The Opportunity

This is a true Partner-support role for someone who enjoys taking ownership and brings proven experience in administrative support side of a busy legal practice.

You'll work directly with a Partner, so you'll quickly build strong individual relationships, understand your operator and become the person they can rely on to keep everything moving. Your role will be broad and varied, including:

• Complex formatting, amendments and mark-ups of legal documentation
• Coordinating client events and in-house functions
• Assisting with presentations and business development initiatives
• Expense management and end-of-month billing
• Managing busy diaries & coordinating meetings
• Proactively managing day-to-day administrative requirements

To be considered

You'll have at least 2 years' experience as a Legal Assistant within a busy legal practice and be confident providing high-level admin support to senior fee earners in a transactional practice group, gained within a private practice law firm.

You’ll be highly organised, proactive and comfortable juggling different priorities and working styles. Strong document formatting skills and attention to detail will also be important in ensuring your success in this position.

Why Make the Move?

• Directly support a successful Partner
• Sophisticated Private Capital & Investment Funds practice group
• Genuine ownership of Partners administrative practices
• Client interaction, events and business development exposure
• Confidential counselling and wellbeing support
• Stability and resources of a leading national law firm

If you're an experienced Legal Assistant who thrives on organisation, autonomy and becoming indispensable to the people you support, this is an opportunity to step into a practice where those skills will be highly valued.

Please note that law students and graduates are not able to be considered for this role.

To view all of our current legal opportunities visit our website:

www.amicuslegal.com.au

Additional information

• Take your legal support career to a new level
• Full-Time in office opportunity | Melbourne CBD
• Become a trusted part of a busy practice