Legal Secretary - Tax/IP

Job details
Job type
Permanent
Full-time
 
Location
Melbourne VIC
 
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Employee assistance program
Group activities
 
Full job description
Thomson Geer is a leading national commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has approximately 700 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success.


The role:

We are currently seeking a legal secretary to work within our Tax/IPIT team in Melbourne. This role will work closely with an experienced and respected Partner and legal professionals on a range of Tax matters.

The duties:

Working within a close knit team, you will be responsible for:
Working on large documents, recording track changes and mark ups;
Opening, maintaining and closing files;
Preparing legal documents, correspondence, reports, emails, memos and letters;
Personal assistant tasks (diary and travel management);
Liaising with clients and staff on day to day matters;
Assisting with preparation of briefs, court books and court documents;
Requirements:
To be successful in this role you will have:
Advanced skills in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook;
Proficiency using Expert or similar accounting package and FileSite or similar document; management system ;
A minimum typing speed of 65wpm;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Demonstrated understanding of the importance of client confidentiality;
The ability to work well with others in a team environment;
Initiative and the ability to work unsupervised.

What we offer:

At Thomson Geer, we offer increased meaning in work for support roles. On top of this we have a high calibre client base and a collaborative and supportive team environment for ambitious candidates that are improvement focused.

Thomson Geer has a “well-being @ work” program encompassing health and wellbeing seminars, flu vaccinations, skin health checks, and an employee assistance program. We also have an active social club and are supportive of flexible working practices.
 
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