Legal Secretary/Assistant - Financial Services

KW Legal Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised café

Subsidised gym membership

Complimentary legal advice

Job summary

KW Legal Recruitment is partnering with a prestigious law firm to recruit a Legal Secretary/Assistant for Melbourne's Financial Services team. The role offers high-level 1:1 support to a Partner in a fast-paced environment.

You will draft letters, liaise with clients, manage diaries, coordinate travel, and handle file openings and closings, billing, and administrative duties. A minimum of 12 months as a legal secretary is required.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months experience as a legal secretary.
• Experience in financial services, commercial, banking & finance or corporate teams is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Draft letters and documents.
• Liaise with clients.
• Diary management.
• Organise travel arrangements.
• Open and close files.
• Prepare monthly bills.
• Perform various administrative tasks.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Diary management

Liaising with clients

Drafting letters

Organisational skills

Job description

Legal Secretary/Assistant - Financial Services

This prestigious law firm are a highly-regarded national firm. They are well-established and committed to a range of pro bono and social causes.

Servicing clients across a range of practice areas, they are a highly sought after law firm who provide clients with an exceptional experience.

The team enjoy a strong firm culture and enjoy acollaborative and inclusive environment.

The Role

The Legal Secretary role sits within the Financial Services team and involves providing a high level of 1:1 secretarial support to a Partner. This role would be best suited to an experienced secretary who enjoys working closely with a dynamic and high performing Partner.

Duties

Drafting letters and documents

Liaising with clients

Diary management

Organising travel arrangements

Opening and closing files

Preparing monthly bills

Various administrative tasks

To be considered

To be considered for this role, you should have at least 12 months experience as a legal secretary. Experience within a financial services, commercial, banking & finance or corporate team will be highly regarded.

You will be accustomed to working in a fast-paced team and providing a high level of secretarial support. Strong organisational skills along with the ability to prioritise will be key to your success in this role.

This role has a generous salary package on offer. All staff enjoy a range of benefits including a subsidised café, subsidised gym membership andcomplimentary legal advice for wills, estate planning and conveyancing.

This firm has stunning offices that are located in the heart of Melbourne CBD.