About you
We are looking for a passionate career Legal Assistant who is eager to bring their experience and strong organisational skills to this role. You will ideally have at least 3-5 years relevant experience from a law firm together with the motivation to take ownership of your next role and build long-term relationships with your key operators.
A strong work ethic and attention to detail, the ability to manage conflicting priorities and keep on top of deadlines are some of the key qualities we are looking for, in addition to sound Microsoft Office and general IT skills. Although you may not have prior experience within a corporate practice, you will have excellent experience in other well-regarded practices with a strong desire to learn new skills.
Your role
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Legal Assistant to join our Disputes and Investigation practice group in a permanent, full-time position. This role is an integral part of this fun, growing, fast-paced and supportive team, and there will be other legal assistants to lean on for extra support both on the ground and across our other offices.
The group covers a range of legal services in the areas of banking and commercial litigation, corporate and personal insolvency, and financial services regulatory work representing local and national clients.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Preparation of documents and correspondence
- File maintenance – opening, closing and archiving files (electronic and physical filing)
- Secretarial/administrative support to multiple authors
- Attending to telephone calls and enquiries (incoming and outgoing)
- Preparing bills, cheque requisitions and other accounts related matters
- Maintaining databases and contact registers for fee earners
- Preparation and collation of mail including scanning, faxing, and printing
About Gadens
Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.
At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of collaborate, authentic, responsible and excellent. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.
At Gadens, we:
- develop and inspire our people
- do the right thing and make an impact
- work with quality clients in our chosen markets
- solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
- are a widely recognised and respected brand.
What we offer
- 30 weeks paid parental leave – Our market leading policy includes 30 weeks paid parental leave for all permanent staff, with no tenure required. This includes superannuation contributions while on parental leave, an external coach to support through various stages of parental leave and support and paid leave for surrogacy and IVF treatment.
- Financial – Market-competitive fixed remuneration, a generous incentive program recognising both billable performance and broader contribution and an employee recruitment referral program.
- Flexibility – Hybrid working arrangements. This includes flexible working hours as well as equipment to support working from home.
- Leave - Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks of annual leave a year as well as a gifted day of leave for your birthday month which we call “Gadens day”
- Health & Wellbeing – We offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits to empower and support our people including, regular social events, employee assistant program, bonus program for non-fee earners, discounted private health insurance, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, recognition awards and much more!
- Learning & Development –We promote a culture of continuous learning opportunities including access to professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring study support as well for further education.
- Community involvement – We give back to the community through our well-established pro bono program as well as staff volunteering initiatives.
We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit
