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Form of workThe role
Take your next career step by joining our leading Real Estate practice in Canberra on a permanent, full-time basis as a Practice Administrator.
As a PA at Clayton Utz, you are an instrumental part of our firm and will provide high quality administrative support services to two Partners and wider team of Lawyers and Law Clerks. Our Real Estate team is a high-profile market leader. We have a friendly, positive team culture, and we provide a challenging and rewarding workplace.
The position is office based (Monday - Friday) and the working hours are flexible, either 9am - 5pm or 10am - 6pm.
Applications close: Monday 19 February at 9am
Key responsibilities
In this varied role, you will be responsible for:
General accounts, reporting and monthly billing;
File management as well as actively attending to email management for the Partners and team;
Managing telephones, electronic diaries and voicemail for team members;
Organising meetings and travel; and
Working closely with a team of Law Clerks to support with general admin, the lodgement of documents and other ad hoc tasks to deliver exceptional service to our clients.
Skills & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
At least 12 months experience as an Administrative Assistant / Legal Secretarial / EA;
Experience working with Partners or C-level executives will be looked upon favourably, although not essential;
An organised, efficient approach to administrative tasks;
An ability to work collaboratively and effectively prioritise work to meet deadlines;
Intermediate level skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
A friendly and team-focused approach;
Keen attention-to-detail, strong typing skills and a professional manner;
A flexible approach to working with different stakeholders and their unique styles; and
An ability to anticipate the needs of the Partners and wider team.
The Real Estate team
As a key player in many of Australia's most significant and complex property projects, the multidisciplinary Real Estate team's clients include foreign institutional investors, property fund managers, government authorities, Real Estate investment trusts, developers and other stakeholders, on some of the largest and most complex projects in Australia.
We are the law firm of choice for large major projects including urban renewal, major development, sustainability, sale and leaseback and joint ventures.
Clayton Utz also has specialist government knowledge which provides our Government clients peace of mind, and robust legal advice that will stand up to the gamut of political, media and parliamentary scrutiny that can sometimes occur in high-value, high-profile projects.
For further information, please visit our Real Estate showcase page on LinkedIn.
