Office Assistant

Brisbane - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Firm

Carter Newell Lawyers is an award-winning specialist law firm providing legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients. Founded in 1989 we are proud to celebrate 36 years of experience and service to our clients.

We recognise the importance of offering our staff not only the best work in our specialist areas but also a culture which embraces flexibility individuality integrity and education. At Carter Newell we encourage the best use of all skills and experience of our staff providing greater efficiency and overall job satisfaction. Our strong culture is the backbone of our success supported by the firms values.

The Position

Carter Newell has an excellent opportunity available in our Brisbane office for someone looking to begin their career in the legal industry as a Legal Office Assistant. This entrylevel role offers broad exposure to legal administration and provides valuable experience across the firm.

As a Legal Office Assistant you will support the daytoday operations of the office through a variety of administrative tasks including:

Internal and external deliveries including document lodgment (court filing titles office)
Covering reception and assisting with meeting room setup for meetings conferences seminars and presentations.
Photocopying scanning printing and mailroom assistance
Monitoring and ordering stationery and kitchen supplies
Archiving and filing assistance
Daily banking and other finance duties
Assistance to business support teams; Marketing IT Finance People & Culture and Knowledge.
General office support duties

This role is offered initially on a 12month contract with the potential for advancement into legal secretarial roles or administrative positions within IT Finance Marketing or other business support areas upon completion of the contract.

This is a fulltime position and remuneration will be in accordance with the Legal Services Award 2020.

Essential Experience and Criteria

To be successful in this role you will possess:

A can do approach with a strong customer service focus;
Motivated to take initiative
Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
Smart professional presentation;
Intermediate Microsoft Outlook Word and Excel skills;
A proactive highly organised approach with the ability to multi-task
A desire to learn and grow within a supportive environment.

Benefits

At Carter Newell we are a professional team and have a strong client focus but we love to have some fun along the way. We also provide:

A healthy approach to flexibility that looks different for each of us
16 weeks paid gender-neutral parental leave
Leave of absence public holiday swap and study assistance policies
A wellbeing program with an annual wellbeing allowance mental health support and a focus on work-life balance over 20% of our firm are trained as Mental Health First Aid Officers.
A genuine commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging with dedicated subcommittees for Pride Women Cultural and Ability & Wellbeing ensuring real action not just words

How to Apply

To make a confidential application please Apply Now or contact our People and Culture Team at

Carter Newell is an equal opportunity employer and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from individuals of diverse ages abilities cultural backgrounds genders LGBTIQA people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

The FirmCarter Newell Lawyers is an award-winning specialist law firm providing legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients. Founded in 1989 we are proud to celebrate 36 years of experience and service to our clients.We recognise the importance of offering our staff not only the b...