Address The role
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Office Assistant to join our growing law firm based in Brisbane. Our ideal candidate will possess exceptional attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a passion for providing excellent customer service.
This is a perfect opportunity for a recent school leaver looking for an entry level administration role in a busy law firm. This role will report to the Office Manager and will be given the opportunity to undertake a Certificate III in Legal Services.
The key responsibilities that this role would undertake includes:
Processing all inbound and outbound mail deliveries including date stamping, organising and delivering internally.
Organising couriers as required and ensuring delivery by following up with courier.
Maintaining stationery supplies and re-ordering items as required.
Assisting with photocopying and special document collation or presentation requests.
Performing outside duties such as hand deliveries.
Ensuring the firm kitchens are tidy and restocking items as required.
Managing incoming calls, answering questions and recording accurate messages.
Providing reception relief and administrative assistance to legal teams where required.
Assisting reception with the maintenance of meeting rooms to ensure they are clean and presentable for all meetings and assisting with the preparation of tea and coffee orders.
Who we are seeking
The successful candidate will possess the following:
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Professional personal presentation and telephone manner.
Ability to manage a high volume of work.
Strong attention to detail.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Previous administration experience is desirable, but your attitude and determination is more important.
Your new team
Our support team, including our Office Assistants, provide essential administrative support to the firm. They help keep our office running and are the backbone of what we do. Our team ensures that the firm is able to maintain a high level of service to our clients.
At McInnes Wilson Lawyers, we are committed to maintaining a positive and supportive work environment, where every team member feels valued and respected.
About McInnes Wilson
We are a full-service firm with more than 50 principals providing high quality legal advisory services across Australia. We are proud of the values we uphold and the culture of our firm and know there is more to life than work, billables or awards. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand.
When joining McInnes Wilson Lawyers, you will be joining a firm that takes gender equality seriously. Our firm is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality under the WGEA citation and is committed to demonstrating our ongoing support of all employees in the workplace. Our progressive and inclusive policies have also earned us recognition as an Employer of Choice by the Australian Business Awards, Lawyers Weekly, Queensland Law Society and HRD to name a few.
Our range of employee benefits are designed to be inclusive of all employees and currently include:
Progressive and inclusive paid parental leave policy with pre-natal leave, partner leave, return to work bonuses and with no qualifying period.
Support for working parents including a parents & caregivers platform, emergency child care and school holidays support, as well as support for parents caring for an ill or disabled child.
Formal mentoring program for all employees with rotating mentors/ mentees every 12 months.
Extensive reward and recognition program, including tenure awards, annual staff awards, promotion ceremonies, and an exceptional female lawyer award.
Further education reimbursements.
Health and wellbeing initiatives including personal training sessions, wellbeing checks, financial workshops and free, confidential counselling.
Birthday leave for all employees, firm social club and regular team functions.
All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks.
Please note that you may be contacted by our Recruitment Partners, LexVeritas in the initial stages of your application.
