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 dynamic, 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 Part-time (3 days p/w) Legal Secretary to join our IP, Technology and Regulatory practice in our Sydney office working with operators at all levels including partner.

General responsibilities will include

- Liaising directly with clients
- Drafting and amending relevant correspondence and documents
- Creating and lodging court documents
- Preparation of briefs
- File management including the opening, closing and archiving of files
- Monthly client billing and reports plus responding to billing enquiries
- Personal assistant tasks (diary and travel management)

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Minimum 2 years' legal secretarial experience in a similar role




- 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 opportunity to work with a strong 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
- 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.

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📌 Part-time Legal Secretary- IPIT (Sydney)
🏢 Thomsons Lawyers
📍 Sydney