Legal Assistant

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a legal secretary/assistant to join our Commercial/Local Government Team.  The team is led by Anthony Quahe, one of the leading practitioners in the commercial and local government sectors in WA. You would receive training and support and become a valuable member of our close-knit team.

This position would suit someone with a minimum of 2 years as a legal secretary/assistant in a commercial law firm. We are looking for someone who also has keen attention to detail, an enthusiastic attitude and ability to pick up new skills.

Civic Legal

The Civic Legal brand was created in 2005. Since then, it has grown into a leading boutique law firm in the areas of insurance, local government and commercial.

At Civic Legal, you will be welcomed, challenged and supported. We strive to foster a collaborative work culture across the whole firm.

We offer:

• Staff social, charitable and well-being activities
• On-going training and development, in-house and externally
• Flexible work arrangements
• Free, confidential 24/7 counselling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Key Responsibilities include:

• Conducting statutory searches, including Landgate, ASIC and other Government sites
• Generating templates and populating them with information as instructed
• Liaising with stakeholders (lawyers and other staff plus clients and other third parties)
• Preparation of court briefs (collation and indexation of documents)
• Maintaining up-to-date procedures as part of the Civic Legal Systems Team
• Keeping meeting notes and task lists as coordinator of the commercial and litigation lawyers’ teams
• Drafting lists of documents, subpoenas and other court documents from templates
• Photocopying, scanning and printing as required
• e-Lodgement
• Month-end billing.

Required skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational skills
• intermediate-advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook 365.

For more information or to apply:

Please email Francisca at careers@civiclegal.com.au including your cover letter and CV.