Executive Legal Secretary - AO4

AO4 Executive Legal Secretary – 8 Week Assignment

Location: Brisbane CBD
Pay Rate:$58 – $63 per hour + super
Assignment Length: Full-time until 17 October 2025
Applications Close: Friday, 15 August 2025

We’re seeking an experienced AO4 Executive Legal Secretary for an 8-week assignment with a high-performing legal team. This role will provide high-quality, timely executive legal secretarial and administrative support to a senior legal leader, while supervising and coordinating the work of the team’s legal secretaries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide executive-level legal secretarial and administrative support to senior legal staff.
• Complex document formatting in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and PDF.
• Prepare briefs, routine correspondence, agendas, minutes, and other legal materials.
• Manage diaries, schedule meetings, coordinate travel and accommodation.
• Maintain filing, records, bring-up, and retrieval systems.
• Assist with billing, time recording, and processing legal expenses.
• Supervise, coordinate, and prioritise workloads for the team’s legal secretaries.
• Ensure client service standards are met, addressing feedback and implementing improvements.
• Support change management and provide training on new processes as required.

About You:

• Demonstrated experience as a legal secretary, preferably at an executive or supervisory level.
• Skilled in managing workloads and meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong proficiency with computerised information systems and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication skills, and a collaborative approach.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism in a fast-paced environment.

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You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.