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Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading specialist insurance law firms with over 700 employees nationally. We have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns, and have an unrivalled reputation in our market. Over the last decade, the firm has tripled in size to support the growth of our Australian and international clients.
Moray & Agnew are proudly committed to fostering a flexible, inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. In 2020 we were named one of the 25 most attractive firms to work at in Australia, and with the fourth highest percentage of female Partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey as at July 2022, we were identified as Australia’s most female-friendly firm by the Australian Financial Review.
We are passionate about what we do and want you to be too. We value technical excellence and the ability to function independently or in a team. We offer a unique workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your personal and professional development.
About the role
Due to an internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Legal Secretary to join our Workers’ Compensation team in Perth. The team specialise in providing legal advice and representation to some of Australia’s most well-known insurers in relation to claims arising from workplace injuries. Reporting to two Partners, this role will see you working closely with a Legal Secretary, to provide exceptional administrative support to the Lawyers in the group.
Your day-to-day tasks will be varied, and some of your responsibilities will include:
- Opening of new files, and closing and archiving completed matters
- Conducting conflict searches
- Solicitor diary management
- Telephone calls with clients, Courts, other law firms, and third parties
- Arranging appointments and meetings
- Drafting and amending routine correspondence
- Collating briefs to Counsel
- Electronic and hard-copy filing
- Monthly billing, including invoicing and preparation of bills
- General administrative duties including photocopying, filing, scanning, emailing etc.
About you
This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) position and would be well suited to someone with 1-2 years’ experience as a Junior Legal Secretary, or as an administrative assistant in another professional setting. A TAFE certificate in Business & Administration/Business & Legal is highly desirable, but not essential as full training will be provided. Some of the key skills which we are looking for in a successful candidate include:
- The ability to demonstrate initiative
- Enthusiasm and willingness to work in a team, or on your own
- Excellent organisation skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
Culture & benefits of working with us
We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences. We encourage our employees to bring their true and authentic self to the workplace. To help support you in achieving this, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits and we are confident that you will find something to love at Morays:
- Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments.
- Dress for your day because we trust our employees to make choices which appropriately represent the firm.
- Continuous learning and development programs to ensure that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow.
- Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, and corporate discounts at over 400 leading fitness and wellbeing brands across Australia.
- Paid parental leave policy, and in addition, we are now accredited as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace.
- Mentoring program to support your professional development.
- Diversity, inclusion and equality – we have a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion policy, and a number of employee reference groups (LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that the firm continues to live its values.
We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply to this position. If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter, CV and academic transcript.
Moray & Agnew encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. In the spirit of reconciliation Moray & Agnew acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
If you require any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know in your application.
We do not require agency assistance with this vacancy.
