Part-Time Legal Secretary – IP, Tech & Regulatory

Thomsons Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Thomsons Lawyers in Sydney is seeking a Part-time Legal Secretary for our IP, Technology and Regulatory team. The role involves liaising with clients, drafting documents, filing court materials, and managing calendars and travel.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of legal secretarial experience and strong skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, with familiarity of Expert or similar accounting software and FileSite. This is a 3-day-per-week position based in our Sydney office.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' legal secretarial experience in a similar role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of the importance of client confidentiality.
• The ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Liaising directly with clients
• Drafting and amending relevant correspondence and documents
• Creating and lodging court documents
• Preparation of briefs
• File management including opening, closing and archiving of files
• Monthly client billing and reports plus responding to billing enquiries
• Personal assistant tasks (diary and travel management)

Skills

Legal secretarial experience

Word processing

PowerPoint

Outlook

Client confidentiality

Team player

Initiative

Tools

Expert accounting software

FileSite

Job description

Thomsons Lawyers in Sydney is seeking a Part-time Legal Secretary for our IP, Technology and Regulatory team. The role involves liaising with clients, drafting documents, filing court materials, and managing calendars and travel.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of legal secretarial experience and strong skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, with familiarity of Expert or similar accounting software and FileSite. This is a 3-day-per-week position based in our Sydney office.