Job description
Full Time Legal Secretary Opportunity
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a firm that is known for its great culture? Aitken Partners are seeking a legal secretary to work closely with and support our lawyers in our legal teams.
This role would suit someone with AQF Associate degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma required, or three years of relevant experience.
About you
You will have at least three years’ experience with a genuine interest in all aspects of legal services, supporting numerous practitioners.
Your experience will allow you to understand the importance of:
- Great interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Time management and meeting important deadlines
- Taking ownership of your tasks and being able to work autonomously
In return for your outstanding abilities, you will be rewarded with an excellent working environment, work life balance, supportive mentoring, flexible working arrangements together with the opportunity to work across an interesting and varied file load.
The Role
As a legal secretary in our busy firm, you will be working on a variety of Litigation and Commercial related files. You will collaborate with your colleagues providing timely file progression and regular communication.
Appropriate to your experience and skill level, you will be responsible for:
- Preparation of correspondence
- File management
- Email and calendar management
- Liaising with clients and external parties/organisations
- Drafting Court documents, on-line court filing and brief preparation
- Supporting a lawyer with all aspects of a legal file
- Salary range is AUD 76,515 - 86,515 plus superannuation
The tasks will be:
- liaising with other staff to arrange meetings, and to gain and provide information
- preparing reports, briefing notes and correspondence, and proofreading work for typographical and grammatical errors
- maintaining appointment diaries and making travel arrangements
- processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing correspondence and maintaining records
- answering telephone calls, responding to inquiries and redirecting callers
- taking and transcribing dictation of letters and other documents
- greeting visitors, ascertaining nature of business and directing visitors to appropriate persons
- may implement management decisions and maintain records of meetings
- may handle bookkeeping and petty cash functions
We offer ongoing training and mentoring so that you can continue to grow in your career.
About Aitken Partners
Aitken Partners is a longstanding firm within the legal industry. We pride ourselves on providing high level service to our clients.
To Apply
To be considered for the role, please click on the appropriate link below.
For more information about the firm please go to our website www.aitken.com.au.
Pay: $76,515.00 – $86,515.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee mentoring program
- Parental leave
Experience:
- secretarial: 1 year (Required)
Work Authorisation:
Location:
- Melbourne VIC 3000 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
