Legal Assistant
Core
Provide administrative and case management support to two senior practitioners handling Litigation and Estate Planning matters.
Role type
Legal Assistant / Legal Secretary
Builds
Legal documents, court filings, and client correspondence for Litigation and Estate Planning practices
Domain
Legal services (Litigation & Estate Planning)
Required skills
Legal document preparation, court filing management, diary and appointment coordination, client enquiry handling, matter management in LEAP, document production and archiving, invoicing support
Preferred skills
Prior experience in Litigation or Wills & Estates
Technologies
LEAP
Responsibilities
Preparing and amending correspondence, pleadings, evidence, briefs and other legal documents; Preparing Local and Supreme Court documents; Compiling briefs to Counsel; Managing diaries, appointments, conferences and court dates; Responding to client enquiries; Opening, maintaining and closing matters in LEAP; Managing document production, filing and archiving; Assisting with client invoicing and following up outstanding payments