Float Legal Assistant | Grow Your Legal Career The Opportunity An exciting opportunity is available for a motivated Float Legal Assistant to join a leading national law firm in its Melbourne office on a full-time basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Legal Assistant who enjoys variety, thrives in a collaborative environment and is keen to broaden their experience across different practice areas. With a strong focus on learning and development, this role would also suit a law student looking to gain valuable exposure to the legal industry while building their career.
The Role
Working across different teams, you will provide essential legal and administrative support, ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the office.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Answering incoming calls and assisting with client enquiries
- Preparing legal documents, correspondence and other materials
- Managing diaries, appointments and competing deadlines
- Dictaphone typing, document formatting and mail merges
- Assisting with billing and file management
- Coordinating team meetings, events and general administrative tasks
- Providing flexible support across various practice areas as required
About You You are an organised, proactive and client-focused individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You bring a positive, can-do attitude, take initiative and are comfortable adapting to the needs of different teams.
To be successful, you will have:
- Previous legal administration or Legal Assistant experience, ideally across multiple practice areas
- Strong Microsoft Word skills, including document formatting
- Good Dictaphone typing skills
- Excellent communication and diary management abilities
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise competing tasks
- A collaborative approach and a genuine willingness to learn
Law students with relevant administrative skills and a robust interest in gaining practical legal experience are encouraged to apply.
Apply Now
If you're looking to take the next step in your career and join a professional, supportive team within a leading global law firm, we'd love to hear from you.
Brandon Sando | Recruitment Consultant
Email:
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Brandon Sando specialises in recruiting Legal Support professionals across the Melbourne market. Working closely with boutique, mid-tier, national and international law firms, Brandon is committed to helping candidates find opportunities that align with their career goals. If this role isn't quite right for you, please get in touch for a confidential discussion about other opportunities.
Please send your CV in Microsoft Word format.
At Empire Group, we value diversity and are committed to equitable recruitment. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with disability, and other underrepresented groups to apply. Our focus is on creating fair, accessible, and culturally safe recruitment processes that genuinely reflect and respect the communities we serve.
📌 Legal Assistant - Float | Variety Across Practice Areas (Melbourne)
🏢 empire group
📍 Melbourne