Legal Support Manager

Legal Support Manager
Looking to drive your legal administrative management career in a dynamic legal professional environment? Are you committed to leading a team in the delivery of best practice Legal Support, and creating processes for an efficient, innovative and supportive working environment?
Based in the Sydney CBD (Martin Place) with flexible work arrangements available.
Classification gra
Classification grade: Clerk Grade 5/6
Salary: $93,295 - $102,941 p.a Plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annualised leave loading.
Work type: Ongoing
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity for a Legal Support Manager to join the Crown Solicitor’s Office. In this role you will provide operational and executive support across legal practice groups, including managing administrative teams and maintaining oversight of operations to ensure best practice processes and that teams are well supported in the delivery of high-quality legal services to government.
You will be able to balance your time and resources to meet competing demands in a fast-paced legal environment. In this role, you will promote a culture of continuous improvement, excellence in service and diversity and inclusion, empowering your team to learn, grow and innovate.
To learn more about this opportunity, please review the role description here.
About you. Our ideal candidate.
You must have experience in leading and managing a team You thrive working in an agile and dynamic work environment You are committed to excellent customer service and have experience in supporting the delivery of high quality of administration and executive support to solicitors
How to apply:
For your application to be considered, you must submit your application online and include:
An updated resume (up to five pages), A cover letter (up to two pages) outlining your interest and suitability for the role.
The selection process may include a range of assessment techniques to assist hiring managers in determining your suitability for the role.
You can request adjustments throughout each step of the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or alternative formats to participate in the process, please contact Justyna Wieczorek, Talent Acquisition Partner on 0400 549 *** or email ***************@cso.nsw.gov.au to further discuss.
A recruitment pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles for this role or similar roles that may become available over the next 18 months.
Closing date: Sunday, 18 February 2024 (AEST 7:59 PM)
Recruitment enquires: Justyna Wieczorek, Talent Acquisition Partner, ***************@cso.nsw.gov.au
Why work for CSO?
The NSW Crown Solicitors Office (CSO) provides high-quality and cost-effective legal services to the NSW Government and its agencies. As a trusted legal advisor to the NSW Government, our principal role is to advise and represent agencies so that they can deliver policies, programs and projects in a lawful, effective and efficient manner.
We act with integrity and professional independence, guided by the government sector's core values. We are focussed on providing excellent client service and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. We also provide our people with opportunities to learn, develop and adapt within an inclusive and supportive environment.
For more information about the CSO, click here.
Our commitment to flexible working
The CSO has adopted a teams-based approach to flexible working. We recognise that everyone has different needs and preferences, and our flexible work culture allows you to adapt your work routine to suit you. We’re all about flexibility, productivity and driving good client outcomes.
We have generous leave provisions available for our employees that acknowledge individual preferences and responsibilities including:
Up to 20 days recreation leave and up to 18 days flex leave per annum Up to 15 days sick leave and 2.5 days emergency/carers leave per annum 20 days purchased leave annually Inclusive paid parental leave provisions of up to 16 weeks (14 weeks + 2 bonus weeks) which can be taken flexibly within the first 24 months to support the birth, adoption, altruistic surrogacy or permanent out-of-home care placement of a child Study time up to 4 hours per week Extended Leave of up to 2 months after 10 years or up to 6 weeks after 7 years’ service
How we support health & wellbeing:
We offer an employee assistance program to support the wellbeing of employees in the workplace and in their personal lives, which also extends to family members Coaching services are available for people leaders and executives to learn and implement best practices to manage their team’s wellbeing We offer an annual Flu Vaccination program We provide access to the Fitness Passport program – a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to staff and their families
CSO's commitment to diversity
At CSO, we believe a diverse and inclusive workforce contributes to the success of our organisation and we are committed to ensuring that our workforce reflects our diverse community.
We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and linguistically diverse people, veterans and other diverse communities.