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Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant

Wood Recruitment • Perth, WA, AU
30+ days ago
Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to support their team on a full-time basis in Nedlands. This role will suit someone who has previously worked in a legal practice and is confident stepping into a busy support position where priorities can shift and no two days are quite the same.

Working closely with lawyers across Commercial Litigation and Family Law, you will provide hands-on legal secretarial and PA support, assisting with overflow work and helping the team stay on top of day-to-day demands. This is an immediate need, with the potential for the role to become more permanent as staffing requirements are reviewed over the coming weeks.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Providing general legal secretarial support to lawyers across Commercial Litigation and Family Law
  • Undertaking dictaphone typing and preparing legal documentation and correspondence
  • Managing general administrative duties as required to support the wider team
  • Assisting with overflow workload and adapting to changing priorities
  • Providing PA support to Catriona Macleod and Rick Cullen, with a strong focus on litigation matters
  • Supporting billing processes and working with trust account-related tasks
  • Using legal practice management systems, including Actionstep where applicable

What you’ll need:

  • Previous experience working in a legal practice
  • Strong legal secretarial or legal assistant experience
  • Knowledge of trust accounts and billing
  • Accurate and efficient dictaphone typing skills
  • The ability to stay organised and manage ad hoc work as it comes through
  • A flexible, hands-on approach and willingness to support where needed
  • Strong communication and administrative skills
  • Experience using Actionstep Law Firm Management Software is desirable, though not essential

What’s in it for you:

  • Full-time hours, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.00pm
  • A varied role supporting experienced litigation lawyers
  • The opportunity to step into a well-established legal environment
  • Potential for the role to become more permanent in time

How to apply:

To complete your application for this position please click on the "APPLY" button. Online applications are preferred however for a confidential enquiry please call 08 9221 8122.

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