LEGAL ASSISTANT - COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

at  Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia’s leading independent law firm.
We are looking for an experienced Legal Assistant to join our Commercial Litigation team, supporting a partner (and team of lawyers). The successful candidate will be a senior Legal Assistant with prior experience working in a similar practice group.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Exceptional organisational skills
High attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to work independently
Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant or other finance related software
Advanced knowledge of NetDocuments or other document management software.
At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

ABOUT US:

Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.
Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.
Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
Bonus leave – an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total).
Generous parental leave entitlements – we offer up to 26 weeks paid leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months).
Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
Diversity and Inclusion – this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.
To apply contact Joe Cincotta on +61 3 9672 3090 for a confidential discussion.
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Diary and inbox management
Billing, time recording, expense management and reporting
Preparation of correspondence and Court documents
Filing and service of Court documents
Infotrack searches (property searches; ASIC searches, etc)
Assisting with telephone enquiries and ability to develop relationships internally and externally
Matter management including opening and closing files, archiving, electronic filing and physical filing
Event management and travel bookings