The role An entry level, full-time Administrative Assistant / Office Junior position at William Roberts Lawyers' Melbourne office. You will be working alongside the Melbourne Office Coordinator to provide quality support to a busy legal office with a team of approximately 20+ staff. This is a full-time in office position, Monday to Friday.

This is not a paralegal / law clerk role, it is ideal for a recent school leaver, or someone eager to build a long term career in office administration within a corporate setting. No legal experience or degree undertaking is required.

Key responsibilities

- Attending Court to copy and collect documents

- Assisting with diary management

- Delivering briefs

- Opening files

- File management and archiving

- General administrative assistance

- Interacting with a diverse range of stakeholders

About you

- Strong computer skills, especially with Microsoft Office and in particular Word and Outlook

- Attention to detail and typing skills

- Communication and interpersonal skills
- A positive energy with a can-do attitude
- The desire to work in an office environment, with a view towards developing the skills required to build a career





- Ability to learn and develop competence with legal practice management systems and legal document production

- Prior office experience is not essential but a proven track record working within a team environment will be advantageous

About us

William Roberts Lawyers is an award-winning commercial dispute resolution and litigation law firm with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Singapore with over 20 exceptional years in business. This is demonstrated by our appointments to panels where we act for major Australian and international corporate clients across various industries and government, including banking and finance, funds management, insurance, building and construction, transport, and many others prestigious clients (from politicians, to media identities, and many others).

We have been recognised as an employer of choice by Australasian Lawyer in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, were named as Insurance team of the year in 2023 (Australian Law Awards) and have been a finalist for that award many times in the past decade including most recently in 2026.

📌 Administration Assistant / Office Junior (Melbourne)
🏢 William Roberts Lawyers
📍 Melbourne