- Supporting and engaging team
- Employee benefits (Wellness and Learning programs)
- Sydney CBD location – close to St James and Martin Place stations
Carroll & O’Dea is a mid-tier law firm with offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Wollongong, Newcastle, Hobart and Melbourne. We offer specialist legal services in litigation and dispute resolution, property, employment & industrial relations and plaintiff personal injury law. Our clients include a broad cross-section of corporate, government, not for profit, SME and personal clients.
The Opportunity
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Legal Assistant to join our Employment and Immigration team based in our Sydney CBD office. Supporting a Partner and lawyers this full-time role is suited to candidates who enjoy the challenge of a busy and varied work environment.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing a high level of secretarial and administrative support
- Client liaison
- Diary and calendar management
- Organising meetings and travel arrangements
- Drafting correspondence and court documents
- Preparing briefs to Counsel
- File and document management
- Opening and closing files
- General ad-hoc office administration duties
Successful candidates will have:
- Minimum 2 years’ Employment relations experience (preferred)
- Confidence to liaise with clients and professionals at all levels
- Excellent interpersonal, spoken and written communication skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and meet competing deadlines
- Excellent file management skills
- Strong Microsoft Office and Outlook skills
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent attention to detail
We are ideally looking for a well presented self-starter who is passionate about providing high-quality client service and has a genuinely proactive attitude. This dynamic role will keep you busy and you will enjoy undertaking a range of secretarial-related tasks.
We have a friendly and supportive work environment, collaborative culture and a team of talented staff. We take pride in our culture of providing clients with traditional personal service.
If you want to be a part of our energetic team culture and are client focused, do not miss this opportunity! Apply via SEEK.