Legal Secretary - Banking & Finance

Full job description

Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has more than 700 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients – their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.

The role:

We are currently seeking a Legal Secretary to join our Banking & Finance practice in our Melbourne office. This role will be working with operators at all levels including highly regarded Partners.

General responsibilities will include

Liaising directly with clients

Drafting and amending relevant correspondence and documents

Preparation of briefs

File management including the opening, closing and archiving of files

Monthly client billing and reports plus responding to billing enquires

Personal assistant tasks (diary and travel management)

Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will have:

Minimum 2 years’ legal secretarial experience

Advanced skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook

Proficiency using Expert or similar accounting package and FileSite or similar document management system

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated understanding of the importance of client confidentiality

The ability to work well with others in a team environment

Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised

What we offer:

At Thomson Geer, we are proud to offer our employees a collegiate and supportive team environment, with accountability and modern working practices.

Thomson Geer has a "well-being @ work" program including flu vaccinations, skin health checks and an employee assistance program.