Legal Secretary

Doconade Lawyers; City of Salisbury; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive law firm in South Australia is seeking a passionate, organised Legal Secretary to join their team. The role involves providing administrative support, managing client communication, and assisting legal practitioners. Ideal candidates have 6+ months of experience in a law firm, excellent communication, and organisational skills. Opportunities for career development are provided in this dynamic workplace.

Benefits

Ongoing coaching and career development

Salary continuance and insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ months as a Assistant or Paralegal in a law firm or professional office.
• Very organised and disciplined.
• Excellent time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Answering and managing incoming calls.
• Diary management and appointments arrangement.
• File management and day-to-day administrative support.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Customer service skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Ability to work independently

Education

Certificates in Business Administration

Tools

Actionstep

Teams

MS 365

Acuity

Mac OS

Job description

We are seeking a passionate, organised and friendly Legal Secretary to join our team based in our Salisbury SA 5108 office. Be aware, we will move across the train tracks to our permanent home in Paralowie before the end of the year.

This role will provide quality administration, client support, and assistance to legal practitioners.

The successful candidate will be willing to grow and develop their skills in a busy role whilst using their strong client service skills to support our clients.

If you are currently in a junior role at another place of employment and you want more responsibilities, then apply now.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to answering and managing incoming calls, diary management, liaising with clients, file management and providing day-to-day administrative support:

• Answering and managing incoming calls
• Manage our incoming and outgoing mail & email
• Arrange and manage appointments with our clients
• You’ll help our clients with your strong customer service and communication skills

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ months as a Assistant or Paralegal in a law firm or professional office
• Excellent communication skills with a diverse range of clients including non-English backgrounds
• Very organised and discipline
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite
• Be very confident, and capable of managing online technologies such as Acuity, MS 365, Actionstep, Teams, Mac OS, etc.
• Certificates in Business Administration would be advantageous

About Doconade Lawyers

The law firm currently known as Doconade Lawyers was founded in 2009 and is based in Adelaide, South Australia.

We service clients in the areas of personal injury - workcover, employment law, immigration law, criminal law, family law, property law, and estates - both planning and administration.

Our team are truly passionate about the work we do. Our service offering is informed by a long-term, relational, and knowledge-based approach. We deliver professional client experiences based on communication, cooperation, responsiveness, adaptability, and organisation. We consider the firm to be a function of the needs of our clients.

Our firm is a diverse workplace enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age and family arrangements.

Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities, earning based on experience, salary continuance and insurance, and cost relating to work are some of the benefits we offer.

If you can help us to provide legal support in South Australia, face challenges, and service our clients more effectively, we would like to invite you to apply for this position.