Legal - Assistants | Melbourne

About us

We are a contemporary Australian law firm with a leading reputation.We focus on exceptional service, operational excellence and beingat the forefront of employee experience. We work closely withAustralian and international businesses, organisations andgovernments.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated andenergetic Legal Assistant to join our friendly Banking & Financeteam in a full-time, permanent capacity, in our Melbourneoffice.

In this role, you will be working closely with a team of highlyskilled lawyers and group of legal assistants to provide a highlevel of legal administrative support to our fee earners andclients. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, energetic teamplayer who is looking for an opportunity to add value to aclose-knit team and work collaboratively to learn about us, ourclients and our matters.

This role offers plenty of variety, with the keyresponsibilities and duties including:

- Creating, editing and formatting a range of documents;
- Drafting legal correspondence and documentation;
- Time entry, preparing bills and processing monthlybilling;
- Coordinating meetings (including proactive support for thelawyers when they are in meetings) and diary management;
- Opening and closing of matters, including filing andarchiving; and

About you

You are self-motivated and adaptable in a dynamic environment.You are also a team player and pride yourself on exceedingexpectations. A strong work ethic and commitment to your rolewill see you succeed in this position.

To be considered for this position, the successful candidatewill have the following:

- At least 2 years’ Legal Assistant experience preferablywithin Corporate or Commercial law practices;




- A high level of professionalism and excellent interpersonalskills with the ability to communicate effectively across alllevels;
- A proactive approach, enthusiasm to work independently andexcellent organisational skills;
- Strong typing and computer skills, and highly competent inthe Microsoft Office Suite and relevant legal softwareprograms; and
- The ability to produce accurate, high quality work

Maddocks is simply a great place to do great work. We foster aculture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you willexperience:

A diverse and inclusive workplace: We have beennamed an employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WorkforceGender Equality Agency (WGEA) every year since 2004 along withbeing named a Silver Employer at the Australian Workplace EqualityIndex's 2024 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards. We promote diversityinternally through our Maddocks Gender Equality Network, MaddocksCALD, Maddocks Disability Inclusion and Maddocks Pride groups.

Career Development: Learn and develop throughstructured learning and development programs at each stage of yourcareer and study support programs.

Community involvement: give back to thecommunities in which we operate through our thriving pro bono andgrants programs and staff volunteering initiatives.

Work flexibly: work in a hybrid way with partof your week in the office and support to set up your homeoffice.

Wellbeing & Benefits: access to up to 20 weekspaid parental leave, discounted gym memberships & health insurance,salary continuance insurance, Employee Assistance Program andparents and carers wellbeing programs.

Our people are our greatest advocates and we believe this is aresult of our inclusive culture and focus on complex andinteresting work.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permittedto work in Australia. Please note that unsolicited applicationsfrom agencies will not be considered at this time.

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📌 Legal Assistant - Commercial (Banking & Finance) (Melbourne)
🏢 Maddocks
📍 Melbourne