AI Job Summary

- Demonstrable experience in a general legal secretarial or legal administration role.
- Ability to draft correspondence and legal documents, including medical summaries and court documents.
- Experience typing dictation and preparing precedents, affidavits, and other court documents.

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Role Type

In office • Permanent • Full-time • Associate

Description

The Opportunity We are seeking a talented and motivated Legal Secretary to join our national firm in our highly respected Insurance Litigation team. You will be joining a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to draw upon your prior experience work with some of our largest clients.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in a general legal secretarial or legal administration role. Accuracy, attention to detail and professionalism will be essential in this role, as you will be responsible for supporting our legal team and ensuring that documents are prepared in a timely manner, as well as assisting with dictation.

Other duties will include:

- Drafting correspondence and various documents (inclusive of medical summaries).
- Assisting with typing dictation.
- Preparing precedents, affidavits and other court documents.
- Preparing and issuing tax invoices to clients.
- Scheduling meetings and organising calendars.
- File management, saving emails and correspondence to files.
- Answering and making phone calls.
- Liaising with stakeholders, including clients, Lawyers, Barristers and Principals.
- Opening new files and undertaking conflict searches.
- Other general administrative tasks.

This role requires someone with outstanding time management and organizational abilities, a strong commitment to consistency, and a natural inclination for taking initiative. Familiarity with iManage,



Practice Evolve and knowledge of the WorkCover Queensland system would be considered advantageous, although not necessary.

About McInnes Wilson Lawyers

We are a full-service firm with 61 principals providing high quality legal advisory services across Australia. We are proud of the values we uphold and the culture of our firm and know there is more to life than work, billables or awards. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand.

When joining McInnes Wilson Lawyers, you will be joining a firm that values people. Our progressive and inclusive policies have also earned us recognition as an Employer of Choice by the Australian Business Awards, Lawyers Weekly, Queensland Law Society and HRD to name a few.

Our range of employee benefits are designed to be inclusive of all employees and currently include:

- Progressive paid parental leave policy with no qualifying period, pre-natal leave, parent & care givers’ platform, partner leave and return to work bonuses.
- Mentoring Programming to offer continuous support and guidance at all levels of your MCW career.
- Access to our firmwide, personalised Salary Continuance Insurance Policy
- Reward and recognition program, including tenure awards, annual staff awards, and promotion ceremonies.
- Further education support and professional development program, including a formal mentoring program.
- Health and wellbeing initiatives, birthday leave for full-time employees, firm social club, and regular team functions.





Please submit your application along with your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position. All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks. Any questions regarding this role should be directed to our Talent team, [email protected].

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals who represent the communities in which we live and work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to join us; we are committed to providing an equitable recruitment experience for all candidates.

If you require any changes or amendments to our recruitment process, or have any questions prior to submitting your application, please let us know.

Company Overview

For over 45 years, McInnes Wilson Lawyers has been dedicated to providing quality advice that protects the interests of their clients, now and in the future. The services they provide are aimed at managing cost, minimising time and maintaining your protection. By taking a strategic approach when designing commercial solutions and working closely with you to ensure that your best interests come first, McInnes Wilson Lawyers can deliver quality legal services that will ultimately result in the most favourable solution for you. As a national law firm, McInnes Wilson Lawyers is committed to giving back to the community around them. They offer an extensive range of pro bono legal advice to a number of individuals and organisations and are actively supportive of various charities. The firm is also proudly a part of Globalaw, a worldwide network of independent law firms throughout 175 cities. The experts at McInnes Wilson Lawyers focus on what makes your matter unique to you and take the time to understand your goals so you receive the outcome you deserve.

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