Legal Administration Assistant

Seeking a highly motivated and pro-active Legal Administrative Assistant to join our friendly and dynamic employment and commercial litigation team, in order to support Director Christie Howson, Senior Associate Tasha Wolodko-Kouril and Solicitor Dominic Mather. 

 The Role

• Working closely with the lawyers in order to support their clients. 
• Assistance with day to day running of files including written and telephone communications, diary management, liaising with clients and their advisors. 
• Organisation of litigation matters including following court documents, preparing briefs, and collating affidavits. 
• Managing client engagement.
• Managing fee disclosures and invoicing

 The ideal candidate will:

• be a team player;
• have a sound understanding of Microsoft applications;
• be self motivated;
• have an ability to manage multiple expectations/delegations;
• be someone who can work under pressure to meet deadlines;
• be client focused; and
• demonstrate a commitment to our values.

 Our Values

Our values shape the way we deliver results for our clients, contribute to the community in which we operate and interact with each other at work. Our five values are: 

• In it Together – stand shoulder to shoulder with your community, clients, business and mates.
• Live it – give back, have balance and family first.
• Make it Count – turn up every day willing to have a crack and add value in everything you do.
• Keep it Real – be human, be approachable and try new things.
• Own it – own your behaviour, your job and lead by example.

Benefits

Enjoy a flexible and balanced work environment. We support a range of social events and wellbeing initiatives including fortnightly massages, Friday afternoon drinks, paid birthday leave, gym classes, mentor programmes and lunchtime walks. Members of our team form and operate a wellbeing committee that gives direct feedback on new and ongoing initiatives. Employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program. The employee of the month is voted by all employees and they receive a trophy and voucher plus a donation to a charity of their choice on their behalf. 

You will also have the opportunity to be involved in various charity and community initiatives that the firm supports throughout the year. You will often see these on our Facebook page – last week, 10 of us did the Empowered walk for Jenny’s place. The office has a hard-working but fun vibe! Most mornings, there is a coffee walk but the coffee machine is also available. Our director Tim, will share his ‘dad joke of the day’. When you are after a snack, the pantry is full of shapes, noodles, muesli bars and sneaky chocolates. We often lunch together on Fridays and take turns in choosing where we go! We celebrate many major events – we have an Easter morning tea, a Christmas morning tea, Cancer Council biggest morning tea ‘Bake off’, Secret Santa gift exchange, Melbourne Cup function and end of financial year and Christmas celebrations with partners invited. We also invite the families along to some occasions such as recently when we celebrated a Friday night at Rippit Golf. 

We have a flexible working policy to assist with the work life balance which can involve compressed working hours and working remotely.

Applying for the role

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join our team, please apply via Seek or via email to *******@osbornlaw.com.au. All applications will be treated in confidence.