We are looking for a passionate, self-motivated Legal Assistant looking for their next opportunity in a supportive team. The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting a busy team and fostering a collaborative environment.

To be successful and thrive in this role you will have the following skills

Previous experience as a Legal Assistant within a law firm, or a strong administrative background with a genuine interest in transitioning into the legal industry

Demonstrated time management and organisational skills

The ability to build robust working relationships

Strong work ethic, ability to manage competing priorities and keep on top of deadlines

A commitment to excellence with the ability to produce accurate, high-quality work (attention to detail is critical)

Your role You will be responsible for delivering high-level administrative and secretarial support to a group of experienced fee earners.

Key Responsibilities

Diary and inbox management

Meeting, travel and event management

Producing accurate, high-quality correspondence and other documentation

Liaising with clients, Partners, lawyers and other stakeholders electronically as well as in person

Assisting with matter management, including file opening and closing, and matter and client relationship reporting

Time entry, preparation of bills and processing monthly billing

Providing exceptional customer service to internal and external stakeholders including our clients

Creating and managing documents in Microsoft Office and iManage

Supporting business development initiatives, including assistance with preparing proposals

Creating and editing PowerPoint documents creation. Ideally, you will have experience designing professional, visually engaging presentations tailored for client and internal audiences.

About Gadens Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm,



with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.

develop and inspire our people

do the right thing and make an impact

work with quality clients in our chosen markets

solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together

are a widely recognised and respected brand

What we offer

30 weeks paid parental leave

- Our market leading policy includes 30 weeks paid parental leave for all permanent staff, with no tenure required. This includes superannuation contributions while on parental leave, an external coach to support through various stages of parental leave and support and paid leave for surrogacy and IVF treatment.

Flexibility

- Hybrid working arrangements. This includes flexible working hours as well as equipment to support working from home.

Annual leave

- Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks of annual leave a year as well as a gifted day of leave for your birthday month which we call "Gadens day"

Health & Wellbeing

- We offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits to empower and support our people including, regular social events, employee assistant program, bonus program for non-fee earners, discounted private health insurance, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, recognition awards and much more

Learning & Development

- We promote a culture of continuous learning opportunities including access to professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring study support as well for further education.

Community involvement

- We give back to the community through our well-established pro bono program as well as staff volunteering initiatives.

We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit www.gadens.com

📌 Legal Assistant | Banking (Brisbane)
🏢 Gadens
📍 Brisbane