Legal Secretary

Position Title: Legal Secretary

Location: Sydney Head Office, Millers Point NSW

Employment: Part-Time, 2 days per week

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:

• Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
• Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
• Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Legal Secretary role will make an impact.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Providing pro-active, effective and timely administrative and systems support to internal stakeholders across ANZ.
• Identify, define and resolve problems in relation to the Legal function as they arise.
• Improve the operational quality and effectiveness of the Legal function.
• Plan, monitor and achieve functional goals within the prescribed timeframe.
• Co-ordinate and manage corporate secretarial documents and filings for the ANZ business entities.
• Act as the first point of contact on behalf of the Legal team, and triage accordingly.

The ideal candidate for this role is;

(i). Extensive experience working as a Legal Secretary for an in-house Legal team, or within a Legal firm., or;

(ii). A law student currently undertaking their degree.

The minimum qualifications and experience for this role are:

• NSW Law Society Legal Secretary training (equivalent experience will be considered) or 10+ years working as a Legal Secretary in a private law firm.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work from a customer (both internal and external) perspective to ensure customer satisfaction, by adoption a solutions focused mindset.
• Assertive, tenacious and resilient approach with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Must be eligible to work in Australia (Australian Citizen or appropriate Visa holder).

Just some of the many reasons it’s great to work for Viatris:

• Flexible working – hybrid in office and from home approach.
• Exceptional benefits suite including but not limited to; annual wellness allowance and anniversary incentives, salary continuance insurance, discounts platform and 2 volunteer days per annum.
• Investment into development and succession planning.
• Competitive salary packages.

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.