Senior Legal Assistant

DLA Piper; Sydney; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper is seeking a Senior Legal Assistant in Sydney to join our Legal Administration Team. You will deliver high-level administrative support to multiple fee earners within our Litigation and Regulatory practice.

You will collaborate with experienced professionals, manage complex diaries, assist with financials and invoicing, and contribute to the smooth running of the firm. This role offers scope to mentor junior colleagues and grow within a global law firm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role within a law firm or professional services.
• Experience in Litigation strongly preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and deliver high-quality client service.
• Proficient in MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level support to partners and fee earners as a trusted advisor.
• Word processing, document preparation and drafting correspondence.
• Complex diary management (Outlook).
• Financials - processing expenses and third party invoicing; collaborate with Billing Team to support partners.
• Liaising with internal and external clients as required.
• Organising travel arrangements.
• Ensuring accurate and timely use of client relationship management system.
• Creating and maintaining client matter files and related records.
• Organising client functions, entertainment and seminars as needed.
• Mentoring of junior legal assistant staff.
• All general administrative tasks including filing and photocopying.

Skills

Legal administration

Diary management

Client service

Time management

Attention to detail

MS Office

Tools

MS Suite

Job description

DLA Piper understands that you're building a future. That's why we encourage you to realise your full potential and explore the opportunities that will shape your individual career journey. Here, personal growth goes hand in hand with professional development.

That's our commitment. This is your opportunity.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a high-performing Senior Legal Assistant to join DLA Piper's Legal Administration Team in Sydney. Working within our Litigation and Regulatory practice, you will be part of a collaborative and high-performing team, providing a broad range of administrative support to multiple fee earners.

Joining our Legal Administration Team means becoming part of a collaborative and supportive environment where your contribution is valued. You will work alongside experienced professionals, support high-quality legal work, and have opportunities to further develop your skills while contributing to the success of the team and the firm.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Provide high level support to partners and fee earners as a trusted advisor
• Word processing, document preparation and drafting correspondence
• Complex diary management (Outlook)
• Financials - including processing expenses and third party invoicing, collaborating closely with the Billing Team to deliver seamless support to partners and fee earners
• Liaising with both internal and external clients as required
• Organising travel arrangements
• Ensuring accurate and timely use of our client relationship management system
• Creating new client matter files, closing and archiving client matter files, maintaining document management processes
• Organising and assisting with client functions, entertainment and seminars, as required
• Mentoring of junior legal assistant staff
• All general administrative tasks including filing and photocopying

About you

• 5+ years experience working in a similar role within a law firm or professional services environment
• Experience in Litigation strongly preferred
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), demonstrate an eye for detail and approach your tasks with enthusiasm and pride
• Thrive in a fast-paced working environment, and relish the opportunity to exercise your proven time management and organisational skills to deliver excellent client service
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in the MS Suite

About us

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

At DLA Piper, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, develop and succeed. We value the unique skills, experiences and perspectives our people bring and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.

We support flexible and agile working arrangements and are open to discussing individual needs with candidates.

Where permitted by local legislation, any offer of employment may be subject to pre-engagement screening, including verification of qualifications, work rights, criminal history and employment references.