- Casual position, must be able to work part time hours 5 days per week
- Free daily breakfast and office social events
- Genuine commitment to health and wellbeing, pro bono and community, and diversity and inclusion across our firm
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About the role and team
We have an opportunity for an experienced Catering Assistant to join our Operations team in our Darwin office on a casual basis. We’re looking for someone who can commit to working at least 4 hours each day, Monday to Friday.
In this role you will provide excellent service for client and employee meetings and functions in a friendly, professional manner. Ensuring that all meetings and functions are catered for appropriately and that the kitchen is always kept clean and tidy.
You will be responsible for:
- Coordinate all catering operations for the Darwin office, including liaising with internal teams.
- Assist with refreshments for meetings and ensure meeting rooms are serviced and reset promptly.
- Set up and serve catering for client and firm events, ensuring compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.
- Maintain the kitchen and breakout areas: restock supplies, manage stock rotation, order groceries, and keep spaces presentable.
- Manage catering logistics: quotes, menu finalisation, supplier reviews, cost control, and invoice processing.
- Organise external and off-site functions in conjunction with the Events team, including booking and supervising external staff.
- Maintain beverage stock and oversee quality standards for catering suppliers.
- Provide ad hoc support as required.
- Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships.
About you
You will ideally have the following skills and experience:
- hospitality qualification or minimum level 1 Food & Safety Handler certificate and a responsible Service of Alcohol certificate;
- minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar position, preferably in a corporate environment;
- solid understanding of food safety hygiene and an interest in and flair for catering;
- experience with organising corporate functions setups including breakfasts, morning teas, lunches, boardroom lunches, afternoon teas etc;
- ability to negotiate on prices for catering and suppliers;
- excellent organisational skills and the ability to plan and prioritise effectively meeting tight deadlines;
- exceptional communication skills and customer service skills with ability to interact with all business levels;
- ability to work under pressure and problem solve;
- strong attention to detail and able to show initiative; and
- experience using Microsoft Outlook.
About us
Hall & Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm. We deliver outstanding legal services to corporate, public sector and private clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doing business in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, our people and our communities to thrive.
Hear from our people about what it’s like to work at Hall & Wilcox: bit.ly/HWpeople
Some of our recent awards and citations include:
- Best Australian Law Firm (>$200m revenue) at the 2025 Client Choice Awards
- Ranked 7th in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2024 and 2025
- Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holder since 2018
We are known for having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive, inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduring values - known as Hallmarks.
We are also renowned for our Smarter Law approach. Smarter Law means we look beyond the status quo to think differently and find solutions. Smarter Law includes enabling technology, challenging business models, innovative pricing and creative resourcing.
We are a firm of the future. We offer our people interesting and challenging work, and access to great clients. To learn more about Hall & Wilcox please visit our website.
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At Hall & Wilcox, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds (including First Nations), age, abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.
We are also committed to supporting candidates with disability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable and supportive recruitment experience. If you require any adjustments or support to complete your application, or if you have any questions, please contact Kim Chalmers, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
This vacancy is being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox Talent Acquisition / People & Culture team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require any assistance.
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