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Form of workWe are seeking an experienced and detail focused Legal Secretary (Legal Assistant) to join our leading Commercial Litigation team based in Melbourne.
This position plays a critical role in providing high level support to Partners James Allsop and Chad Catterwell and three Senior Associates who form our Asia Arbitration Hub.
Key responsibilities:
You day-to-day will involve however not be limited to:
Managing the billing process for your direct team including clients with specific billing requirements.
Liaising with Herbert Smith Freehills offices across Asia.
Managing Partners internal and external appointments with appropriate meeting lead times including travel and diary management.
Assisting with meeting preparation and the coordination of post meeting actions.
Coaching and mentoring team Administrative Assistants.
Coordinating and managing a broad variety of responsibilities and deliverables.
Skills & experience:
You will need a passion for working collaboratively within a team, a proactive approach to delivering your work and strong attention to detail. You will also have:
A minimum of 2 years' experience as a Legal Assistant or Secretary.
Strong matter management and billing experience (Aderant Expert) is essential.
Previous experience working across the Asia-Pacific region is advantageous.
Ability to anticipate Partner requirements to reduce administrative time.
Strong time management and organisational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.
What we offer:
We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
We aim to support our people through their career and life milestones. We offer 26 weeks paid parental leave, which includes superannuation on both paid and unpaid parental leave up to 52 weeks. Our policy applies to parents regardless of gender, subject to six months of continuous employment at HSF.
At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus, and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.
To view our benefits in Australia, please copy this link into your browser - https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/20/21553/landing-pages/benefits-in-australia.pdf
For any questions or a confidential discussion, please contact Kara Powell, Recruitment Adviser on ***********@hsf.com.
This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team. We are not accepting candidates via agencies. Thank you.
