Corporate Legal Secretary/PA

Posted 14 June 2022
Salary$60k - $78k + KiwiSaver and Benefits
LocationAuckland
Job type Permanent
DisciplineLaw Firms - Legal Support
ReferenceSMCORPPA

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity to align your career with an extremely well-recognised firm that offers a collaborative and cohesive working culture where everyone feels valued and recognised. The Partners are extremely self sufficient and are seeking a strong administrator/legal secretary to join this highly productive and driven corporate/commercial team.
  
About the Role:

Supporting the Senior Partners and a wider team of fee earners you will be based in a team that is delivering on deadline driven work. You will be liaising with clients as well as opposing lawyers, and internal departments such as marketing, the comms team, and finance. You will thrive in a role that is varied, fun, and dynamic. Your day to day duties will include but are not limited to:
  • Developing business proposals and presentations
  • Drafting letters, editing and formatting contracts and legal documents as well as formatting excel spreadsheets
  • Organising evening functions and industry events and seminars
  • Administration, filing, and database management as well as assisting with documentation
  • Assisting authors with end of month accounts and billing as needed
About You:
  • Previous experience within a law firm is advantageous for this role and would suit someone that has previous EA/PA experience 
  • Advanced Microsoft Office knowledge as you will be working with and developing PowerPoint, and Word documents 
  • Organised, methodical, and systematic in your approach to your work 
  • Team and client focused, willing to exceed expectations, and be proactive 
  • A great communicator, able to build relationships with ease on a professional level with an open and personable demeanor
This role requires someone who is able to adapt to change, think fast, and able to deliver on deadline. For the right person, this role has room to grow in responsibilities and seniority so if you are looking for career growth this is a great opportunity, with ongoing training and development.

What's on Offer:

You will be joining a firm that has a low staff turnover in their team with an engaged and fun working environment, and remuneration includes:
  • $60,000 - $78,000 plus KiwiSaver
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Southern Cross subsidy available 
  • As well as diversity and inclusion initiatives 
For further information, contact Simone Macdonald on 027 224 5228 or email your CV to simone@colegal.co.nz or by clicking APPLY now.