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Job Location drjobs

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Description

The Role

We have an opportunity for an experienced legal secretary to join our highly regarded Real Estate team in Sydney as a Practice Administrator (PA). This role is being offered on a fulltime 6 month fixedterm contract.

Our Real Estate practice is a market leading highperforming team that celebrate and reward each others success.

As a PA at Clayton Utz you are an integral part of the firm. Your skills in providing proactive efficient secretarial and administrative support to our partners and lawyers will be respected and valued and you have the opportunity to make positive and tangible impacts.

We are known for our down to earth positive firm culture. In addition to flexibility we offer an inclusive and engaging workplace environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best self.

Key Responsibilities

In this varied role you will be responsible for:

  • Working closely with a team of partners and lawyers to support with general admin client management the management of systems timesheets and other ad hoc tasks to deliver exceptional service to our clients;

  • General invoice and expense management client reporting and monthly billing;

  • Coordinating with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external including clients consultants and internal CU teams;

  • File and matter management including conflict checking matter opening and closing;

  • Actively managing telephones email electronic diaries and voicemail for the Partners and team members;

  • Organising meetings and travel; and

  • Supporting our Clients and Markets team with events coordination and general business development initiatives.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • Minimum 3 years experience in a legal secretarial role supporting Partners or Clevel executives;

  • Ability to show initiative and take responsibility for daily management tasks;

  • A positive friendly solutions and teamfocused mindset;

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

  • A flexible and collaborative approach to working with different stakeholders and their unique styles;

  • An organised efficient approach to administrative tasks with the ability to effectively prioritise to meet deadlines;

  • Experience with billing processes including using Aderant / CMS or similar financial software;

  • Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook).

How to Apply

We prefer to work directly with candidates if you are interested in this role please click the Apply button or contact the consultant details below for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Nicole St John

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive barrierfree recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application If so please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to .

For more information on Clayton Utz please visit www.claytonutz or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners hiring managers or other employees this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.

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