About the role

Our Newcastle office is looking for a Legal Office Junior or Junior Legal Secretary to join our team on a permanent full-time basis. This office-based role will see you providing support to a busy team of solicitors.

Some of the day-to-day responsibilities of a Legal Office Junior or Junior Legal Secretary will include:

- Opening new matters, and closing/archiving completed matters
- Conducting conflict searches
- Electronic and hard copy filing
- Solicitor diary management
- Telephone calls with clients, Courts/Tribunals, other law firms and third parties
- Drafting and amending simple correspondence
- General administrative support

About you

You will have excellent communication skills and a positive 'can do' attitude, with the ability to manage multiple tasks. You will have positive computer skills and the willingness to work on your own and with our team.

To be considered as a Junior Legal Secretary, you must have a minimum of 6 months' experience in an administration/office assistant role.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

- Exceptional customer service skills for our clients
- Initiative and good judgement
- Excellent organisation skills and proven attention to detail
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
- A genuine enthusiasm for the law, and a commitment to ongoing learning and development

Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm with 1 hour for lunch.

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

We’re one of Australia’s leading law firms, recognised nationally for our legal expertise across insurance,



commercial, workplace and government matters. Our teams work with major insurers, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and not for profit organisations across Australia.

With more than 800 people across Brisbane, Cairns, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Sydney, we combined high quality work with collaborative and supportive culture.

We’re also proud to be recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide and to have one of the highest percentages of female partners among Australia’s top 50 law firms.

Culture & benefits of working with us

As a national firm with the scale and reputation to attract great clients and high-quality work, every day is different. To support you, we offer a wide range of benefits, including:

- Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
- Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, onsite Mental Health First Aiders, discounts on health insurance, and corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands
- Financial benefits including discounted conveyancing services,



financial planning assistance, and our generous employee referral program
- Paid parental leave and accreditation as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace
- Continuous learning and development programs to ensure you are always being challenged, engaged, and encouraged to grow and further your career
- Connection and community including office-based social events, sporting events, paid blood donation leave, and a long-standing commitment to pro bono work and community contribution
- Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Employee Reference Groups (LGBTQIA+, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing, and Reconciliation Action Plan Working Groups) ensuring that we continue to live our values and encouraging our people to be their authentic selves at work each day
- Dress for your Work Day Policy because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm

How to apply

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please submit your cover letter, CV, and academic transcript

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including First Nations people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.

📌 Legal Office Junior / Junior Legal Secretary (Newcastle)
🏢 Moray & Agnew Lawyers
📍 Newcastle