About usMoray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading specialist law firms with over 650 staff nationally. We have offices in Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Perth and specialise in the areas of insurance, commercial, construction, property and workplace legal services.Over the last decade, the firm has tripled in size to support the growth of our Australian and international clients. 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.Successful client relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on the diversity and loyalty of our client base, enjoying close, trusted and long-standing relationships. Clients rely on our capability and dependability, and they value our distinctive personality, accessible partners and friendly culture.We have been formally recognised by Lawyers Weekly as one of the 25 most attractive firms to work at in Australia. Best Lawyers 2022 ® rewarded us Law Firm of the Year for our expertise in Insurance Law and we are rated by clients and peers in Chambers and Legal 500 legal directories.
About the roleDue to the continued growth of our practice, an exciting entry-level career opportunity has arisen in our Newcastle office for a full-time
Legal Office Junior to join our CTP
Personal Injury insurance team.You will have a varied workload and some of your responsibilities will include:
- Providing support to legal secretaries;
- Preparing external mail for posting;
- Collating letters and forms;
- Collating briefs to Counsel;
- General office duties such as photocopying, scanning, filing and electronic file sorting; and
- Relief Reception duties.
You will receive one on one training and be mentored by experienced legal secretaries.
About youYou will have:- A desire to work towards a long term career in legal administration;
- The ability to demonstrate initiative;
- Enthusiasm and willingness to work in a team, or on your own;
- Excellent organisation skills;
- Highly developed telephone communication skills; and
- Exceptional attention to detail skills.
Previous office based work experience and/or a TAFE certificate in Business & Administration/ Business & Legal, is highly desirable.The role is suitable to school leavers. It is not suitable for law students balancing study commitments.Culture & benefits of working with usWe 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.
Apply for this role now to become part of a well-managed and successful practice with a distinguished reputation.We are committed to fostering a flexible, inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences and we welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply to this position. We encourage our employees to bring their true and authentic self to the workplace. 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.
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