Legal Secretary| Disputes & Insolvency (Sydney)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a talented and motivated Legal Secretary to join our growing national firm in our highly respected Disputes and Insolvency team. If you have a passion for the legal industry and possess exceptional time management and administrative skills we want to hear from you! You will be joining a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to work with some of our largest clients.

The Role

Our ideal candidate will have some experience in a general administration role. Prior experience in a legal setting would be advantageous but is not required. Accuracy attention to detail and professionalism will be essential in this role as you will be responsible for supporting our legal team and ensuring that documents are prepared in a timely manner.

Other duties will include:

• Drafting various legal documents such as briefs affidavits and general correspondence.
• Preparing and issuing tax invoices to clients
• Drafting cost agreements
• Scheduling meetings and organising calendars
• File management saving emails and correspondence to files
• Answering and making phone calls
• Liaising with stakeholders including clients Lawyers Barristers and Principals
• Opening new files and undertaking conflict searches
• Other general administrative tasks

Role Requirements

• Ideally1-2 years secretarial experience in a legal practice.
• High attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confidence in building lasting relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Outstanding time management and a strong commitment to consistency
• A natural inclination for taking initiative.
• A self-starter but also thrives in a collaborative work environment.
• Familiarity with NetDocuments and Practice Evolve would be considered advantageous although not necessary.

Your new team

As one of the largest teams at MCW the Disputes and Insolvency team are a diverse and energetic team working together to navigate complex legal cases. With guidance and support from your peers and Principals you will thrive in this fast-paced environment and build great personal and professional relationships.

About McInnes Wilson

We are a full-service firm with 61 principals providing high quality legal advisory services across Australia. We are proud of the values we uphold and the culture of our firm and know there is more to life than work billables or awards. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand.

Our range of employee benefits are designed to be inclusive of all employees and currently include:

• Progressive paid parental leave policy pre-natal and partner leave
• Access to our firmwide personalised Salary Continuance Insurance Policy
• Flexible working arrangements
• Reward and recognition program including tenure awards annual staff awards and promotion ceremonies
• Further education support and professional development program including a formal mentoring program
• Health and wellbeing initiatives birthday leave for full-time employees firm social club and regular team functions

All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks.

Any questions regarding this role should be directed to our Talent team

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals who represent the communities in which we live and work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to join us; we are committed to providing an equitable recruitment experience for all candidates.

If you require any changes or amendments to our recruitment process or have any questions prior to submitting your application please let us know.