We are currently seeking a Legal Secretary to join our Construction & Infrastructure practice in our Melbourne office.

Thomsons is a leading national law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 900 partners and staff nationally, and offers a energetic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomsons, we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team setting.

The role

We are currently seeking a Legal Secretary to join our Construction & Infrastructure practice in our Melbourne office. This role will be working with operators at all levels including highly regarded Partners.

General responsibilities will include
Liaising directly with clients
Drafting and amending relevant correspondence and documents
Preparation of briefs
File management including the opening, closing and archiving of files
Monthly client billing and reports plus responding to billing enquires
Personal assistant tasks (diary and travel management)

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will have:




Minimum 2 years' legal secretarial experience
Advanced skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Proficiency using Expert or similar accounting package and FileSite or similar document management system
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated understanding of the importance of client confidentiality
The ability to work well with others in a team environment
Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised

Life at Thomsons

As a leading national firm, we offer an chance to work with a solid and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.

We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability, so that our team is taken care and we get the best outcomes for our clients.

📌 Legal Secretary Construction & Infrastructure Melbourne
🏢 Thomson Geer
📍 Melbourne