Legal Secretary | Insurance Litigation (Brisbane)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a talented and motivated Legal Secretary to join our national firm in our highly respected Insurance Litigation team. You will be joining a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to draw upon your prior experience work with some of our largest clients.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in a general legal secretarial or legal administration role. Accuracy, attention to detail and professionalism will be essential in this role, as you will be responsible for supporting our legal team and ensuring that documents are prepared in a timely manner, as well as assisting with dictation.

Other duties will include:

• Drafting correspondence and various documents (inclusive of medical summaries).
• Assisting with typing dictation.
• Preparing precedents, affidavits and other court documents.
• Preparing and issuing tax invoices to clients.
• Scheduling meetings and organising calendars.
• File management, saving emails and correspondence to files.
• Answering and making phone calls.
• Liaising with stakeholders, including clients, Lawyers, Barristers and Principals.
• Opening new files and undertaking conflict searches.
• Other general administrative tasks.

This role requires someone with outstanding time management and organizational abilities, a strong commitment to consistency, and a natural inclination for taking initiative. Familiarity with iManage, Practice Evolve and knowledge of the WorkCover Queensland system would be considered advantageous, although not necessary.

About Us

McInnes Wilson is a leading independent full-service firm with offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra and Maroochydore. The firm has approximately 60 principals and over 400 staff nationally. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality outcomes for our valued clients whilst being recognised as a positive, collegiate place to work. We believe in our people and trust them with our brand. 

What we offer

As a national corporate law firm, we offer exposure to premium clients, large scale, multi-party, complex litigated matters and transparent career pathways, together with a variety of benefits including: generous paid parental leave, paid salary continuance insurance, flexible working, study assistance, pro-bono opportunities, complementary massages, realistic billables targets for legal practitioners, a formal mentoring program, professional memberships, birthday leave, social club, EOFY functions and end of year celebrations. 

All applicants should note that the successful candidate will be required to undergo background screening including reference checks and police checks.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our firm. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals who represent the communities in which we live and work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to join us; we are committed to providing an equitable recruitment experience for all candidates.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact the business in relation to this vacancy. Unsolicited CVs will not be considered or accepted.