Job Description

Legal - Assistants | Melbourne

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About us

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We are a modern 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.

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About the role

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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- At least 2 years' Legal Assistant experience preferablywithin Corporate or Commercial law practices;
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- A high level of professionalism and excellent interpersonalskills with the ability to communicate effectively across alllevels;
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- A proactive approach, enthusiasm to work independently andexcellent organisational skills;
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- Strong typing and computer skills, and highly competent inthe Microsoft Office Suite and relevant legal softwareprograms; and
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- The ability to produce accurate, high quality work
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Maddocks is simply a great place to do outstanding work. We foster aculture of collaboration, learning and engagement where you willexperience:

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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