Senior Legal Secretary - AO3

Job Title: Legal Secretary (2 x Positions) 

Location: Brisbane CBD
Employment Type: 12-month assignment 
Pay Rate:$49.40 – $54.81 per hour + super


About the Role:
We are seeking two experienced Legal Secretaries to provide high-quality and timely secretarial and administrative support within a professional legal team. You will assist the Executive Legal Secretary to ensure consistent, high-standard services across the team.


Key Responsibilities:

• High-level, accurate word processing and typing.
• Complex formatting of documents (Word, PowerPoint, PDFs).
• Prepare briefs, documents, and manage routine correspondence.
• Monitor and manage incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Coordinate travel and accommodation.
• Manage information using Excel, practice management systems, and case management databases (VisualFiles).
• Diary management, organise meetings, conferences, and appointments.
• Maintain filing, records bring-up, and retrieval systems.
• Assist legal professionals with billing, time recording, and financial deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with legal expense and counsel fee procedures.
• Liaise with internal and external clients on confidential matters.
• Communicate effectively to resolve issues and maintain professional standards.
• Model client service standards and organisational values.
• Work collaboratively with Practice Management Branch personnel.
• Undertake other duties as required.

About You:

• Demonstrated experience providing secretarial and administrative support in a legal environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Highly organised, adaptive, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Willing to learn and contribute to continuous improvement.

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At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

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