Senior Litigation Assistant - Partner Support & Trial Prep

Dla-Piper; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper in Sydney is seeking a Senior Legal Assistant to join the Legal Administration Team. You will support multiple fee earners within the Litigation and Regulatory practice, providing high-quality administrative assistance and ensuring smooth case workflow.

The role demands at least 5 years of relevant experience, excellent communication, strong organisation, and proficiency in Outlook and MS Office. You will mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive firm culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a similar role within a law firm or professional services
• Experience in Litigation strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication with attention to detail
• Strong time management and organisational skills for fast-paced environment
• 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 - 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

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

DLA Piper in Sydney is seeking a Senior Legal Assistant to join the Legal Administration Team. You will support multiple fee earners within the Litigation and Regulatory practice, providing high-quality administrative assistance and ensuring smooth case workflow.

The role demands at least 5 years of relevant experience, excellent communication, strong organisation, and proficiency in Outlook and MS Office. You will mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive firm culture.