Practice Administrator, Part Time I Disputes

The role

We have an opportunity for an experienced legal secretary to join our leading Disputes team in Brisbane as a Practice Administrator (PA) on a part-time permanent basis supporting Chris Erfurt and his team (ideally 3 days per week).

As a PA at Clayton Utz you are an instrumental part of our firm and will provide high quality administrative and secretarial support services to the Partners and wider team of Lawyers. Our Disputes team is a high-profile practice with an outstanding market reputation. We have a friendly positive team culture and offer a flexible rewarding workplace environment and encourage face to face collaboration.

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 accounts reporting and monthly billing including client liaison;
• coordinating with clients counsel consultants and internal CU teams;
• assisting with preparation of emails. presentations documents and similar;
• 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:

• experience working at a law firm ideally in a litigious practice;
• ability to show initiative and take responsibility for daily management tasks;
• a positive friendly solutions and team-focused 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; and
• 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

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