People & Development Assistant

Moray & Agnew Lawyers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellness initiatives

Financial benefits

Paid parental leave

Continuous learning and development

Connection and community

Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Dress for your Work Day Policy

Job summary

Moray & Agnew Lawyers is seeking a P&D Assistant to support the national People & Development team across key employee lifecycle processes. You will handle frontline employee queries and provide administrative support for onboarding, offboarding, probation reviews, remuneration processes, and L&D initiatives.

This fast-paced role rewards accuracy and collaborative teamwork, with a focus on delivering high-quality work in a leading national law firm.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years HR experience, ideally in the legal sector.
• Experience supporting onboarding, offboarding, and probation reviews is valued.
• Familiarity with remuneration processes and L&D initiatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the national People & Development team across employee lifecycle processes.
• Provide frontline employee queries and administrative onboarding/offboarding support.
• Coordinate remuneration processes and support L&D initiatives.
• Maintain accurate data and end-to-end activity coordination.

Skills

Team player

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Customer service mindset

Job description

As a P&D Assistant at Moray & Agnew, you’ll support the national People & Development team across key employee lifecycle processes. You’ll provide frontline support for employee queries and provide administrative support for onboarding, offboarding, probation reviews, remuneration processes, and L&D initiatives.

This is a fast-paced, varied role where you’ll maintain accurate data and coordinate key activities end-to-end. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 1-2 years' experience who is looking to further their career in HR and contribute to a positive employee experience within a highly regarded national law firm.

About you

This role will suit you if you’re a team player who thrives in a busy environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality work. Our ideal candidate would have between one and two years of HR experience in the legal sector, but we'd also welcome applications from candidates with experience in other professional services environments.

Key attributes we are looking for include:

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Reliability and a proactive, can-do attitude
• A strong customer service mindset with the ability to build productive working relationships

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

We’re one of Australia’s leading law firms, recognised nationally for our legal expertise across insurance, commercial, workplace and government matters. Our teams work with major insurers, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and not for profit organisations across Australia.

With more than 800 people across Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney, we combined high quality work with collaborative and supportive culture.

We’re also proud to be recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide and to have one of the highest percentages of female partners among Australia’s top 50 law firms.

Culture & benefits of working with us

As a national firm with the scale and reputation to attract great clients and high-quality work, every day is different. To support you, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
• Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, onsite Mental Health First Aiders, discounts on health insurance, and corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands
• Financial benefitsincluding discounted conveyancing services, financial planning assistance, and our generous employee referral program
• Paid parental leave and accreditation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
• Continuous learning and development programs to ensure you are always being challenged, engaged, and encouraged to grow and further your career
• Connection and community including office-based social events, sporting events, paid blood donation leave, and a long-standing commitment to pro bono work and community contribution
• Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Employee Reference Groups (LGBTQIA+, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing, and Reconciliation Action Plan Working Groups) ensuring that we continue to live our values and encouraging our people to be their authentic selves at work each day
• Dress for your Work Day Policy because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including First Nations people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.