We're Hiring!

Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.

An opportunity now exists for an Experienced Legal Assistant to contribute to the delivery of high quality legal support, assisting our Projects team in Brisbane.

You will be working closely with a Partner and team of market leading lawyers on matters for high profile clients, delivering exceptional performance to enable the team to provide outstanding client service.  We are looking for a talented legal assistant who can be proactive and work collaboratively in a team environment with a strong initiative for providing an exceptional service.

At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.

Key responsibilities:

• Strong organisational and matter management skills, including diary and email management
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proficient in responding to emails and liaising directly with clients and contacts
• Good understanding of billing processes and matter management and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to oversee monthly billing and complex billing requirements
• Ability to manage scheduling of team meetings, training, events and functions
• Good judgement with problem solving skills

Required skills and experience:                  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive and able to work independently with limited supervision
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Advanced knowledge of CMS Aderant or other finance related software
• Advanced knowledge of NetDocuments or other document management software

About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.

Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.

• Flexible working as standard – we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
• Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total).
• Wellbeing program –We support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
• Diversity and Inclusion – This is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
• Responsible business approach – we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. 
• Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program.

To apply click on the "apply" button or contact Joe Cincotta on +61 3 9672 3090 for a confidential discussion.

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