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Form of workLHD Lawyers are a national leading law firm specialising in personal injury claims and matters that affect every day Australians. We are passionate about driving consistency and operational efficiencies throughout the firm to support our team to provide a leading client service experience. With every action and process we are conscious of our client’s experience and are always addressing opportunities for improving client services and experience.
We pride ourselves on ensuring a positive and successful partnership for both clients and employees and we focus on developing our employees. We nurture and develop our people to help them realise their full potential and aim to craft an employee experience that is unique and meaningful to each employee. Established for 30 years, LHD Lawyers has offices across Australia and continues to grow rapidly.
About The Role:
We have an exciting full-time opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Legal Secretary with Workers Compensation experience to join our Sydney office.
You will work closely with the practice and operational teams to perform day-to-day routine clerical and administrative functions including but not limited to:
- Practice management
- Drafting correspondence and memos
- Corresponding with relevant internal stakeholders to action tasks relating to client files and memos
- Update client files with correspondences accordingly
- Scheduling appointments and diary management
- General administrative duties, organising and maintaining paper and electronic files
- Prepare files for hearing – Briefs, tender bundles, schedules, settlement documents
- Liaising with clients and other third parties
- Billing, preparing invoices, trust account authorities
- Identifying legal matters and recognising legal documents
- Closely assisting the Solicitor within the practice with the daily operational tasks of the group to ensure they are actioned in a timely manner
- Actively assisting the team with adhoc tasks to ensure efficient work practices are maintained
About You:
We are looking for a pro-active and professional individual with a positive attitude.
- 3+ years of experience as a Legal Secretary.
- Experience in Workers Compensation is highly desirable.
- Highly motivated and effective communication skills including excellent phone etiquette.
- Organised and able to maintain high quality work with a strong attention to detail.
- Strong document drafting/filing skills
- Proficient using Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to work autonomously while also collaborating in a team environment
What we offer:
With our office in the heart of the CBD, we are a growing and progressive firm. LHD Lawyers will offer you a friendly, down to earth and professional working environment. Our culture is supportive, collaborative and inclusive and we provide ongoing training and development for all our employees.
Other benefits include:
- Competitive salary package
- Progressive and evolving team environment
- Flexible work arrangements
- An opportunity to work for an industry leader
- Be part of a growing and energetic team that offer long term career opportunities
