Legal Assistant

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

Due to continued growth, an opportunity now exists for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Competition practice group in Sydney.

This role will be well suited to an organised and proactive administrative assistant who can prioritise and take responsibility for their day-to-day tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support partners to meet deadlines and ensure the smooth running of the practice.
• Diary and inbox management.
• Billing, time recording, expense management, and reporting.
• Preparation of correspondence, emails and other matter related documents.
• Matter management including opening and closing files, archiving, electronic and physical filing.
• Assisting with event management and travel bookings.

Required Skills & Attributes

• Demonstrated experience in a similar role.
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant Expert or similar finance software.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?

We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard - we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
• Generous parental leave entitlements - we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
• Wellbeing program -We support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion - This is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach - we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
• Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Shannon Garrett on ***email_hidden*** for a confidential discussion.

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