Practice Executive (Senior Legal Secretary/EA)

at  Ashurst LLP

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for a Practice Executive (Legal Secretary/Executive Assistant) to join our Operations team in Melbourne on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis.

Some key areas of responsibility will include (not limited to):

• practice and client management including general administration and data entry
• monthly billing/invoicing requirements
• business Development/Marketing including event management
• monitoring and managing inboxes for Partners
• diary and travel management

Our Practice Executives play a pivotal role within the firm, ensuring that support services to legal staff are delivered appropriately and within a timely manner. You will work closely with our dedicated hub of Team Assistants to complete any administrative based tasks.
A full job description including a breakdown of responsibilities can be either found below or attached at the bottom of the advertisement on our Ashurst careers page: /en/careers.
About You

Professional skills and competencies you will present include:

• 3+ years’ experience as a Legal Secretary and/or Executive Assistant.
• high degree of initiative, pro-activity and problem solving skills, with a willingness to take ownership for the completion of tasks/projects and deliver innovative solutions to improve systems or work practices.
• excellent relationship building and organisational skills.
• strong written communication skills and keen attention to detail, with the ability to draft correspondence and presentations.
• ability to pick up new systems with ease, with intermediate to advanced level technical skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Please refer the Job description for details