Commercial Legal Personal Assistant

Full time hours
Tasmanian business
Attractive Salary
Exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal PA in Hobart CBD
Your new company
Hays Office Support are working with a CBD based legal firm who have been in operation for over 180 years. They are a leading legal service provider with over 30 staff, who provide innovative and expert services to business, private and government clients. Due to a retirement after 15 years they require a capable Legal Secretary to provide support to two lawyers who specialise in Commercial and Property and Wills and Estates.
Your new role
Based in the Hobart CBD, you'll be working full-time hours, and will be providing a high level of support to two lawyers. You'll assist the practitioners in making the best use of their time by acting as first point of contact (correspondence and phone calls), multitasking, organisation, maintaining databases, administration systems, collating and filing.
The key elements of this role will include;
Provide a high level of executive and administrative support
Diary management, booking appointments and monitoring calendars
Assist with the high-level editing and document formatting along with tracking changes and filling.
An ability to accurately and efficiently transcribe electronic dictation and type and format complex documents, including time-critical documents provided by clients
Preparing various correspondence and data entry
Other administrative tasks as required
What you'll need to succeed
We are looking for a highly organised Legal Secretary who has a demonstrated ability to do the following tasks;
Adaptability, initiative and the ability to think ahead.
Ability to work well under pressure, balancing competing demands and interruptions. This will need to be demonstrated with previous experience.
Established record in producing high quality written correspondence, diary management, presentations to a professional standard.
Strong knowledge across software packages, including Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn in-house systems quickly.
Outstanding verbal and written communication
A consistently pleasant and friendly phone manner
The ability to work autonomously and have a proactive nature.
What you'll get in return
In return, for your dedication and hard work, you'll be rewarded with an attractive salary package and the opportunity to broaden your industry experience with a friendly, welcoming team who also offer flexible working arrangements.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role and would like more information and a confidential discussion on this role or to find out about more opportunities within Office Support, contact Emily Nuttall on 6108 5556 or *************@hays.com.au