Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm. We're seeking a highly experienced Legal Assistant to join our Commercial Litigation team, supporting multiple partners and a dynamic group of lawyers.
What You'll Be Doing
In this role, you'll play a pivotal part in ensuring the smooth running of litigation matters. Your responsibilities will include:
Diary and inbox management across multiple stakeholders
Billing, time recording, expense management, and reporting
Drafting and preparing correspondence and Court documents
Filing and service of Court documents
Handling telephone enquiries and building strong internal and external relationships
Managing matters from opening to archiving, including electronic and physical filing
Coordinating travel arrangements and event logistics
What We're Looking For
To succeed in this role, you'll bring:
Exceptional organisational skills and a proactive mindset
High attention to detail and accuracy
Confidence working independently and managing competing priorities
Advanced proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Robust experience with CMS Aderant or similar finance systems
Expertise in NetDocuments or other document management platforms
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 click on the "apply" button or contact Shannon Garrett on ****** for a confidential discussion.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.
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📌 Legal Assistant - Commercial Litigation (Melbourne)
🏢 Corrs Chambers Westgarth
📍 Melbourne