Full time Receptionist/Legal Secretary - Richmond Law Firm
About us:-
We are a small, family-friendly general legal practice which has been serving the Hawkesbury Community for 28 years. We offer efficient, ethical and affordable legal services, and have the highest standards of practice. We pride ourselves in client service and have a very loyal local client base and an expanding family law, wills and estates, conveyancing and leasing practice requiring additional support with legal secretarial duties. We work closely with businesses in our community with whom we have developed strong relationships.
About the role we are looking to fill:-
We are hiring a Receptionist/Legal Secretary available to work full time 5 days days per week, from 8:45am to 5:00pm.
The primary purpose of this position is to attend to reception duties and general office administration and to provide legal secretarial assistance to the Principal Solicitor and staff.
Qualifications and experience:-
- Higher School Certificate completion (desirable).
- Certificate III in Business Administration (required).
- Several years of experience in office administration (desirable).
- Experience in general legal, conveyancing and litigation support (an advantage).
- Have high integrity and sound judgement.
- Excellent attention to detail and level of spelling and grammar.
- Very good verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including demonstrated client focus.
- Demonstrated capacity to exercise a high level of discretion, confidentiality and sensitivity in liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Very good computer skills in Outlook, Microsoft Word and other supporting systems, as required, experience in Smokeball is an advantage.
- Ability to adapt to a demanding, sometimes high pressure, environment.
- Very good organisation and time management skills with a demonstrated ability to manage work priorities and meet deadlines.
Tasks and responsibilities:-
- General secretarial duties including managing incoming correspondence, managing diaries and appointment bookings, phone answering, filing, scanning, banking and postal duties, and client communication.
- Assisting the principal and staff under supervision with legal secretarial duties.
- Provide a high standard of client service in the delivery of duties to support the organisation and meet the client’s needs.
Benefits:-
- Immediate start date.
- Full time consistent hours.
- Legal Services Award rate of pay.
Pay: $27.00 – $34.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
