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About the Role

Join our market leading Disputes practice as a Legal Assistant, supporting Partners Leon Chung and Eunice Park, and their wider team of Lawyers. This role will suit a pro-active individual, someone who enjoys being part of a high performing team who are dedicated to their clients. If you have a no-fuss approach and enjoy showcasing your legal administration skills, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Keeping matters on track, managing time entries, reporting and complex billing
• Managing the Partners’ calendars - meetings, travel, and events
• Creating, formatting, and managing documents with ease
• Organising client catch-ups, from casual coffees to formal dinners
• Helping prepare business development materials that make an impact
• Mentoring and guiding our awesome Administrative Assistants

Requirements

• Experience supporting Partners in a fast-paced legal environment
• End-to-end billing experience
• Strong time management and the ability to manage competing priorities with a high degree of professionalism
• The ability to anticipate needs and problem solve on the go
• Matter management experience
• A team focused approach with a genuine interest in mentoring others
• An innovative mindset, curious about AI and emerging technologies
• Open to considering law students who have the relevant experience, at least 2 years' left of their degree, and are available full-time

Skills

• Aderant Expert experience desirable
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• iManage proficiency

Location

• Sydney

Work Type

• Full time
• 5 days in the office

Experience Level

• Experience supporting Partners in a fast-paced legal environment
• At least 2 years' left of their degree (for law students)

Education Level

• Law student (with relevant experience and at least 2 years left of degree)

Benefits

• Holistic wellbeing fund
• Home office allowance

About the Company

• Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.
• Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core.
• We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding.
• We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.
• As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be.
• Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
• At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions.
• We are recognised as leading in these areas.
• We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you.
• We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources.
• And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
• All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.
• We’re a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 6,000 professionals across 26 offices.
• As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity and digital innovation.
• We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
• We will align your growth with our ambitions.
• We make your personal and professional growth our business.
• And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too.
• Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.
• We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you.
• Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.
• We value your wellbeing, both at home and at work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health.
• If you need support, you’ll have it and we’ll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.
• Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia’s market leading law firm.
• We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
• We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
• This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.
• At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we align your growth and ambition with ours.
• We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambitions.
• And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm’s growth and ambition too.
• A leading global law firm, with over 6,000 people, we are in the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
• We’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions.
• We’re immersed in the many challenges facing our clients.
• We’re invested and resourceful.
• We understand the part technology and digitalisation play in the delivery of legal services.
• We want to make a positive impact wherever in the world we operate.
• You’ll have the opportunity to engage with this with an open mind and curiosity.
• We are known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture.
• Being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you’ll discover they are our lived experience.
• And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives.
• We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance.
• This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.