Legal Secretary - Criminal Law

The Opportunity 

Potts Lawyers is looking for a Legal Assistant to join our criminal law team full time.

Are you a detail-oriented, organised and enthusiastic team player? Your role will be to support a number of solicitors and handle various administration tasks to ensure everything runs smoothly and accurately.

We offer an enviable culture of mutual respect, teamwork and supported career development. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy both your career and your lifestyle.  

Our office is located in Southport.

About You

• Experience in a legal team is desirable not essential, what is essential is a desire to build a career!

• Have a high level of accuracy with strong attention to detail.

• A professional telephone manner and commitment to providing quality client service.

• An ability to maintain confidentiality of all matters affecting the firm and its clients.

• Exceptional communication and organisation skills.

• An ability to meet deadlines with strong time management and multi-tasking skills.

• The ability to take and follow directions, work within a team and communicate with other employees across the firm.

• Knowledge of Microsoft office programs.

• The ability to work autonomously and efficiently with minimum supervision.

• Willingness to assist colleagues.

• A desire to excel in your role.

Tasks & Responsibilities 

Your role will include but will not be limited to: 

• Assisting and liaising with clients.

• Drafting, preparing and amending correspondence, documentation, briefs and the like.

• Diary management for court dates and conferences.

• Undertaking enquiries as directed.

• Managing a number of files and keeping them up to date.

• Providing proactive administrative support to the team.

• Performance of all other tasks as required for the effective conduct of client matters.

• All other general administration duties required by the team such as attending to bring-ups, opening files, and preparing files for archiving.

• Providing other secretarial, clerical and administrative support when requested in a timely, effective and efficient manner.

Benefits

Excellent working environment, a friendly professional team, a culture of mutual respect and teamwork, supported career development and an opportunity to have the best of both worlds - a fulfilling career and a balanced lifestyle. 

Remuneration 

We recognise the value of experience and accordingly a salary package will be negotiated with the successful applicant commensurate with skills and experience. 

Applications 

We offer you a safe, supportive and collaborative environment, backed by inclusive leaders and progressive people policies, where you can be your authentic self and thrive. Here we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age and family arrangements.  Applications from First Nations People & people with disabilities are encouraged.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce.

If this sounds like you and you would like to build a rewarding career with one of Queensland’s most respected law firms, we would like to hear from you. To apply for this position, email your resume and cover letter telling us about you to *******@pottslawyers.com.au. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.