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About the role
We are currently seeking an intermediate level experienced Legal Secretary to join our Restructuring & Insolvency team based in our Melbourne office.
The team act for Australia's largest banks and financial institutions on a range of insolvency, turnaround and securities enforcement matters across a range of industries.
This role will assist a Partner, Senior Associate, and a Lawyer in all areas of secretarial support, including managing crucial team administration, handling client queries and managing the monthly billing process.
What does the role involve?
- Diary management
- Administrative support to the partner and fee earners in the practice group
- Managing confidential firm information and opening new matters
- Inputting and maintaining client data into client relationship software (Interaction)
- Assisting with client queries
- Managing the monthly billing process
The ideal candidate will have 3+ years' experience as a Legal Secretary within the Restructuring & Insolvency practice group or prior experience in a similar role.
About you
We value our culture at K&L Gates and are proud of our friendly and respectful reputation. We are looking for a likeminded individual who in addition to possessing technical excellence is able to work collaboratively in a team to get things done.
You should be practical and proactive in your approach in addition to demonstrating strong problem solving skills and work well in a team.
To be successful in this role you will ideally have experience working in a medium to large sized law firm with a Restructuring & Insolvency practice area and be highly organised. You should be able to work efficiently and use your initiative, as well as being proactive in your approach to tasks and showing exemplary attention to detail.
Strong Microsoft Office skills are essential, as are excellent communication skills. You will be capable of using automated billing systems and client relationship management software (Elite and InterAction preferred).
K&L Gates promotes equal opportunities for all employees to progress in their careers.
Initiatives include:
- 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Salary continuance insurance
- Volunteering opportunities
- Health and wellbeing programs - including gym subsidies
- Social events - social club and sporting teams
About Us
The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries. With lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and commercial centres and possessing substantial experience.
At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our people to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. We marry process with vision, success with dedication, method with passion, and innovation with creativity. The outcome: The K&L Gates Experience.
Located across five continents, we represent a broad array of leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organisations, and individuals. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.
We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others.
Do you like what you see?
Please apply via our Careers page at www.klgates.com
For more information please contact Tania Brierley, Recruitment Consultant at **************@klgates.com
For more information about K&L Gates please see our website www.klgates.com
Referrals from agencies not accepted at this time.
K&L Gates reserve the right to close advertising earlier at our discretion.
K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.
