Melbourne - Legal Assistant

The Firm

Carter Newell Lawyers is an award-winning specialist law firm providing legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients.  Founded in 1989, we are proud to celebrate 35 years of experience and service to our clients in 2024. 

We recognise the importance of offering our staff not only the best work in our specialist areas but also a culture which embraces flexibility, individuality, integrity and education. At Carter Newell, we encourage the best use of all skills and experience of our staff, providing greater efficiency and overall job satisfaction. Our strong culture is the backbone of our success, supported by the firm’s values.

The Position

Carter Newell has an exciting opportunity available for a Legal Assistant to join our Melbourne team. In this full-time role, you will provide the full suite of secretarial services to our high performing team, supporting a combination of lawyers and senior practitioners. 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Liaising with clients;
• Matter and document management including preparing and formatting a range of documents;
• Conflict searches;
• Managing monthly billing on Expert;
• Diary management, travel booking and handling of telephone calls; and
• Associated administrative duties.

All Legal Assistant roles are supported by an internal WP resource as well as dedicated filing clerks. 

Qualifications and Experience

• 3+ years relevant work experience
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office products with good typing and word processing skills.
• Proactive, positive and responsive “can do” approach, with the ability to learn/pick up things quickly.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport with internal and external clients.
• Effective time management, planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and adapt to changing schedules and priorities.
• Ability to work in a team environment and be flexible to meet team requirements.
• Consistently exhibit with the firm’s values and brand, and inspire this in others.

Benefits

At Carter Newell we are a professional team and have a strong client focus, but we love to have some fun along the way. We also provide: 

• An ongoing commitment to career development
• A health & wellness program 
• Workplace flexibility to ensure life balance 
• A supportive leadership team dedicated to a culture of collegiality and excellence
• Extra perks that make a great office environment like fruit baskets and morning teas - any excuse for cake!

If you embrace firm culture, pursue excellence and have a passion for what you do, you will excel in a career at Carter Newell. 

How to Apply

If this role sounds like you, please fill in your details in the Apply Now section below.

Carter Newell is an equal opportunity employer, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from individuals of diverse ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders, LGBTIQA+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.