Legal Secretary - Employment
Labour, Employment & Workplace Safety | Brisbane Metropolitan
Closing date: 0+/05/2025
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About the role
We are currently seeking a full time Legal Secretary to join our Labour, Employment and Workplace Safety team based in our Brisbane office.
This role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a busy practice and assist the team in all areas of secretarial support, including handling crucial team administration, responding to client queries and managing the monthly billing process.
What does the role involve?
Administrative support to the partners and fee earners in the practice group
Managing the monthly billing process
Managing confidential firm information and opening new matters
Preparing and editing various documentation and correspondence
Inputting and maintaining client data into client relationship software
Assisting with client queries
Diary management
Organising and booking travel
About you
To be successful in this role you will ideally have 3+ years' experience working in a medium to large sized law firm and be highly organised. You should be able to work to deadlines, use your initiative and demonstrate exemplary attention to detail.
We value our culture at K&L Gates and are proud of our friendly and respectful reputation. We are looking for a likeminded individual who is able to work collaboratively in a team to get things done.
Strong Microsoft Office skills are essential in this role, as are excellent communication skills. You will be capable of using automated billing systems and client relationship management software (Elite and InterAction preferred).
The extras
K&L Gates promotes equal opportunities for all employees to progress in their careers.
Initiatives include:
26 weeks paid parental leave
Salary continuance insurance
Volunteering opportunities
Health and wellbeing programs - including gym subsidy
Social events - social club and sporting teams
About Us
The firm’s Australian operations provide vast knowledge of the Australian legal marketplace across a wide spectrum of industries. With lawyers located in four established offices in Australia’s leading financial and commercial centres and possessing substantial experience.
At K&L Gates, we foster an inclusive and collaborative environment across our fully integrated global platform that enables us to diligently combine the knowledge and expertise of our people to create teams that provide exceptional client solutions. We marry process with vision, success with dedication, method with passion, and innovation with creativity. The outcome: The K&L Gates Experience.
Located across five continents, we represent a broad array of leading global corporations in every major industry, capital markets participants, and ambitious middle-market and emerging growth companies. We also serve public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organisations, and individuals. Our lawyers counsel clients on their most sophisticated legal challenges in all areas of corporate and regulatory law as well as litigation.
We are leaders in legal issues relating to industries critical to the economies of both the developed and developing worlds—technology, manufacturing, energy, transportation, telecommunications, financial services, and life sciences, among others.