Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant
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Job Description
- Permanent full time role
- Hybrid and flexible working; WFH and from modern open plan offices. We will provide you with WFH IT equipment plus reimbursement of up to $500 for additional equipment
- Reward and recognition including competitive remuneration and career progression
- Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
- Flexible leave options and up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Free daily breakfast office drinks and social events
- Genuine commitment to health and wellbeing pro bono and community and diversity and inclusion across our firm
Learn more about what Hall& Wilcox can offer you: bit.ly/HWbenefits
About the role andteam
We have an opportunity for aLegal Assistant to join our growing General Insurance section basedin our Melbourne office.
The role providesadministrative support to a team of Partners and Lawyers in theGeneral Insurance team. This is a fantastic opportunity tohit the ground running and be part of a friendly fast pacedteam.
You will be responsiblefor:
- opening and closing matters;
- saving documents to our document management system iManage;
- conflict searches and infotrack searches (company searches/title searches);
- credit card filing fees (chrome);
- disbursements invoices and credit card charges;
- trust receipting / EFTs;
- court filing (Magistrate County and Supreme);
- preparing briefs ebriefs letters and court documents (NOAs Supboeans Affidavits etc);
- billing include KPI monitoring;
- collating / serving documents by email & post;
- basic client reporting;
- distributing Aus post mail;
- maintains Partners/lawyers contacts in our firm CRM InterAction including assisting with list management on their behalf for events and communications; and
- other adhoc administration duties as required.
Aboutyou
You will ideally have thefollowing skills and experience:
- minimum two years experience in a legal assistant role;
- experience in insurance litigation is desirable;
- highly organised;
- strong attention to detail;
- excellent communication skills;
- a strong ability to prioritise and meet deadlines;
- experience in using legal billing system and client management program (eg. Aderant would be desirable but not required); and
- experience in using document management system (eg iManage10 would be desirable but not required).
Aboutus
Hall & Wilcox is a leadingindependent Australian law firm. We deliver outstanding legalservices to corporate public sector and private clients bothAustralianbased and those offshore doing business in Australia.Our purpose is to enable our clients our people and ourcommunities to thrive.
Hear from our people aboutwhat its like to work at HW: bit.ly/HWpeople
Some of our recent awards andcitations include:
- Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
- Law Firm of the Year 101500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards
- Ranked fourth in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2023 and 2024
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (EOCGE) citation holder since 2018
- Best Law and Related Services Firm $100m$200m revenue) and Best Professional Services Firm $100m$200m revenue) at the 2023 Client Choice Awards
We are known for having agreat culture that is warm and welcoming progressive inclusiveand supportive and that is underpinned by our enduring values known asHallmarks.
We are also renowned for ourSmarter Law approach.SmarterLawmeans we look beyond the status quo to thinkdifferently and find solutions. Smarter Law includes enablingtechnology challenging business models innovative pricing andcreative resourcing.
We are a firm of the future.We offer our people interesting and challenging work and access togreat clients. To learn more about HW visit our website.
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At Hall & Wilcox we arecommitted to creating and maintaining a workplace that activelyseeks to include welcome and value unique contributions of allpeople. We encourage applications from candidates of all culturalbackgrounds (including First Nations) age abilities sexualorientation and gender identities.
We are also committed tosupporting candidates with disability so that every candidate isoffered a fair equitable and supportive recruitment experience. Ifyou require any adjustments or support to complete yourapplication or if you have any questions please contact CarolBittencourt People & Culture Coordinator for a confidentialdiscussion.
This vacancy is being manageddirectly by the HW Talent Acquisition / People & Culture team.We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require anyassistance.
Employment Type
Full Time
