Legal Secretary / Conveyancing Legal Secretary/Licensed Conveyancer

• Fairfield
• Boutique Law Firm
• Competitive Salary with a Bonus Structure

About our Business:
Summit Recruitment is a prestigious Company that supplies quality personnel to some of Australia's leading Companies in the Logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and Construction industries.
About the Client:
Our client is seeking a Conveyancing Legal Secretary/Licensed Conveyancer to join our team. This role is crucial in supporting their conveyancing practice and ensuring exceptional service delivery to their clients.
About the roles:
An exciting full-time opportunity exists for a highly organised and flexible individual who thrives in a busy and supportive environment. In this varied role, you will be responsible for providing outstanding support to our practitioner teams, Director and Senior Lawyers.
Specific responsibilities may include, but will not be limited to:

• Providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the conveyancing team
• Liaising with clients, real estate agents, financial institutions, and other stakeholders to ensure a smooth conveyancing process
• Maintaining accurate client files and records
• Drafting correspondence & legal documents using precedents
• Diary management
• Preparing correspondence to clients, agents, banks, third parties and other solicitors
• Managing legal calendars, coordinating appointments, and scheduling meetings
• Efficient file management - opening, updating, and archiving client files
• Preparing, drafting, and formatting legal documents (e.g. briefs, pleadings, affidavits, etc.)
• Communicating with clients, courts, barrister and external stakeholders
• Assisting with time recording, billing, and invoicing
• Providing general administrative support to our legal team as needed
• Assisting with settlements

About you:

• Proven experience as a Legal Assistant or in administration
• Microsoft365 proficiency and confidence learning new systems
• Adaptability and experience in an efficient and fast-paced environment
• Initiative and autonomy while also taking a collaborative approach
• Excellent written skills and attention to detail
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Fine-tuned multi-tasking and organisational skills
• We pride ourselves on our relationships with our clients, so excellent communication skills are essential.

What's in it for you:

• Flexible working arrangements - Position can accommodate and would suit applicants in part-time study or school hour availability.
• Bonus structure
• Hours are flexible and the workplace is supportive of healthy work/life balance.
• The right candidate will receive excellent on the job training and can take this position as far as they want. For example, the right candidate could develop this job into a full time executive assistant, legal secretarial or paralegal position.
• Position can accommodate and would suit applicants in part-time study or school hour availability.

If you would like some more information, please call 1300 080 080 (press 1) and one of our consultants will be happy to answer your questions.