Legal Assistant (Australian Hours) - Flexible Work Setup

AS White Global; Philippines; On-site; PHP 502,000 - 670,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place to Work

Flexible work setup

Medical care for you and family

LinkedIn Learning

Paid leave

Job summary

AS White Global, a well-established Australian law firm with over 40 years of delivering trusted legal expertise, is hiring a Legal Assistant in Manila (BGC, Taguig) to support the Commercial Litigation and Business Law Team. You will handle end-to-end legal matter administration, filing, drafting, and document management with accuracy and confidentiality.

Reporting to lawyers and a Senior Personal Assistant, you will coordinate calendars, deadlines, and client billing, using tools like eBrief

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the legal field or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of experience as a legal assistant or in a similar capacity.
• Experience in law and notary services, or experience with an Australian firm is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple files and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to maintain client confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Managed general administration and end-to-end legal matter management.
• Opened, maintained, and closed legal files while ensuring accurate electronic filing and record keeping.
• Drafted, formatted, and updated legal correspondence, documents, and templates based on precedents and lawyer instructions.
• Managed PDFs, exhibits, and electronic document execution processes.
• Prepared electronic briefs to Counsel using eBrief Ready and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Coordinated calendars, appointments, meetings, and monitored critical legal deadlines.
• Typed and professionally formatted legal documents using Phillips SpeechLive.
• Prepared client billing and maintained practice management databases with accurate matter information.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Confidentiality

Time management

Document preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in the legal field or equivalent

Tools

Phillips SpeechLive

Adobe Acrobat Pro

eBrief Ready

Job description

AS White Global, a well-established Australian law firm with over 40 years of delivering trusted legal expertise, is hiring a Legal Assistant in Manila (BGC, Taguig) to support the Commercial Litigation and Business Law Team. You will handle end-to-end legal matter administration, filing, drafting, and document management with accuracy and confidentiality.

Reporting to lawyers and a Senior Personal Assistant, you will coordinate calendars, deadlines, and client billing, using tools like eBrief