Legal Secretary/ Assistant - Insurance law

KW Legal Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

KW Legal Recruitment are currently partnering with a Brisbane-based national law firm to recruit an experienced Legal Secretary/Assistant for their Health Law team. The role provides high-level secretarial support across insurance law matters and involves working closely with a Health Law Lawyer.

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of experience, strong organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience as a legal secretary or assistant.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Experience working in a team environment providing secretarial support.

Responsibilities

• Draft letters and documents.
• Prepare Court documents.
• Liaise with clients.
• Manage diaries.
• Arrange travel.
• Open and close files.
• Perform general administrative tasks.

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Diary management

Client liaison

Job description

This highly regarded national law firm are one of Australia’s leading law firms, recognised nationally for their legal expertise across insurance, commercial, workplace and government matters. Their teams work with major insurers, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and not for profit organisations across Australia.

They have an exciting opportunity in their Brisbane office for an experience Legal Secretary/ Assistant. With it's strong firm culture and collaborative and inclusive environment, this law firm is highly sought after by both legal professionals and legal support staff.

The Role

The Legal Secretary role provides a high level of support to a Health Law Lawyer and the team. The role involves providing a high level of secretarial support across a unique mix of insurance law matters.

Duties

• Drafting letters and documents
• Preparation of Court documents
• Liaising with clients
• Diary management
• Organising travel arrangements
• Opening and closing files
• Various administrative tasks
  

To be considered

To be considered for this role, you should have at least a years' experience as a legal secretary or assistant. You will be accustomed to working in a team environment 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 unique and offers a great mix of work. The team has been described as being close-knit and dynamic. They pride themselves on their strong culture, industry leading WFH arrangements and competitive salaries.

Opportunities for career progression is also available.

We are currently working on a number of roles within the legal industry so if this role isn't suitable - we would love to chat to you about our other roles.