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McCabes is an Australian Commercial, Government, and Insurance law firm with a reputation for providing high quality, timely legal services. Balanced with a strong internal emphasis on culture and values, we combine innovation with commercial savviness to deliver rewarding outcomes to all our clients.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Legal Secretary to join our insurance team on a full-time basis. This role will see you working in a team environment providing administrative and secretarial support to fee earners of varying seniority with key responsibilities including:
- File management
- Opening and closing files
- Drafting legal documents and correspondence
- Preparing briefs to counsel
- End of month billing and reporting
- Diary management and arranging appointments
- Liaising with clients via email and phone; and
- General administrative duties.
This role requires you to be self-motivated, flexible, and confident working in a fast-paced environment. The work is both challenging and rewarding, and our growing team has a high-performing, inclusive and learning-oriented culture.
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role you will ideally have:
- Demonstrated legal secretarial experience
- Litigation experience (ideally defendant insurance)
- Experience using practice management systems (Aderant preferred)
- Proven history of understanding client requirements and compliance
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively
- Good interpersonal skills; and
- Excellent time management with the ability to prioritise taks.
What We Offer
In return, McCabes will provide you with the opportunity to work with a talented team in a flexible, inclusive, and innovative environment. We also promote a culture focused on the firm's values - integrity, excellence, and courage - that provides opportunities to develop and progress your career.
We are small enough to give you the personal attention and career development to help you reach your full potential, yet large enough to provide the challenge of diverse, high-quality work and clients.
Other benefits include:
- A competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Health and wellbeing initiatives.
How to Apply
If you wish to become part of a busy and successful practice with a distinguished reputation, please submit your cover letter and CV by clicking on the 'Apply Now' button.
Please note that we are not accepting applications submitted by recruitment agencies for this position.
