Legal Assistant - Private Clients

• Permanent full-time role 
• Flexible leave options and WFH one day week
• Learning and career development programs for all roles and levels
• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Free daily breakfast, office drinks and social events
• Genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion across the firm

Aboutthe role and team

We have anopportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our Private Clients teambased in our Perth office. In this role you will provideadministrative support to a Partner and team of Lawyers. This is afantastic opportunity to join a friendly team with ongoing trainingand support. 

Our PrivateClients team are leading experts in wills, estates, trusts andsuccession planning.  They advise Private Clients, includingbusiness owners, high net worth individuals and families. Ourgrowing practice has approximately 40 people nationally.

Keyresponsibilities

Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for:

• telephone handling for the team;
• attending client signing meetings and printing documents for meetings; 
• correspondence with clients;
• diary management;
• drafting of documentation, as required;
• assisting with the preparation of monthly team billing;
• management of all client file maintenance for the team including opening files and preparing engagement letters;
• maintaining Partners/lawyers’ contacts in our firm CRM InterAction, including assisting with list management on their behalf for events and communications;
• organising travel arrangements, as directed; and
• other ad-hoc duties as required.

Skills andexperience

We would liketo hear from candidates with the following skills andexperience:

• a minimum of two years’ experience as a legal assistance;
• experience assisting with litigation is desired;
• a great attitude and willingness to learn;
• excellent attention to detail;
• strong organisational skills, ability to multitask and meet deadlines;
• exceptional communication skills;
• an ability to handle busy workload and competing timelines;
• strong IT skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel;
• experience in using legal billing system and client management program (eg. Aderant would be desirable but not required); and
• experience in using document management system (eg iManage10 would be desirable but not required).

Aboutus

Hall &Wilcox is a leading independent Australian law firm.  We are afirm of more than 1000 people, including over 130 partners,delivering outstanding legal services to corporate, public sectorand Private Clients, both Australian-based and those offshore doingbusiness in Australia. Our purpose is to enable our clients, ourpeople and our communities to thrive.

Some of ourrecent awards and citations include:

• Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 and 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards;
• Law Firm of the Year (101-500 Lawyers) and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the 2022 Australasian Law Awards;
• Ranked third in the Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms for 2022 and 2023;
• Employer of Choice Gender Equality citation from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) for 2021, 2022 and 2023; and
• Best Law and Related Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) and Best Professional Services Firm ($100m-$200m revenue) at the 2023 Client Choice Awards.

Ourculture

We are knownfor having a great culture that is warm and welcoming, progressive,inclusive and supportive, and that is underpinned by our enduringvalues - known as Hallmarks.

We are alsorenowned for SmarterLaw, which means we look beyond the statusquo to think differently and find solutions that are betterand faster. 

At Hall &Wilcox, we promote a workplace that actively seeks to include,welcome and value unique contributions of all people. We encourageapplications from candidates of all cultural backgrounds, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

For moreinformation about Hall & Wilcox please visit our website.

Howto apply

Please clickapply to submit an application.

We arecommitted to being inclusive, and to supporting candidates withdisability so that every candidate is offered a fair, equitable andsupportive recruitment experience. If you require any support tocomplete your application, or if you have any questions, pleasecontact Samantha Hooper, People & Culture Manager at ***************@hallandwilcox.com.au 

This vacancyis being managed directly by the Hall & Wilcox TalentAcquisition / People & Culture team. We will contact ourpreferred agency partners should we require anyassistance.

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