Legal Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Legal Assistant to join our Commercial team in our growing Canberra office.

• Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024.
• Join a modern, market-leading law firm that puts its people first.
• A truly flexible workplace, plus great people, great culture and great work!

About the role

The Commercial team has a proven track record of handling significant transactions within the Australian property market. Our portfolio includes representation of a diverse range of property owners, managers, and developers in some of the most notable commercial leases and property acquisitions and divestments across the country.

Supporting key Partners and Lawyers in a well-established practice, you will be responsible for:

• Opening and closing files
• Monthly billing and reporting
• Document amendments and version control
• Conducting property related searches
• Coordinating the work of administrative assistants and junior legal assistants
• Other general administrative and financial duties and support as required

About you

We’re looking for a full time Legal Assistant who is comfortable supporting multiple fee earners in a dynamic commercial real estate practice. You will enjoy working within a smaller team alongside other administrators in a collegiate environment. A strong work ethic, the ability to manage conflicting priorities and keep on top of deadlines are some of the other key qualities we are looking for, in addition to adapting to different working styles.

In addition, the ideal candidate will possess:

• A positive can-do attitude with a team-based approach to work.
• Experience in a law firm or professional services organisation will be highly regarded.
• A true interest and a drive to continue learning and engaging within the legal industry.
• The ability to manage a varied workload.
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to manage competing priorities and time constraints practically and effectively.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with document production software.

About Gadens

Gadens is the only law firm to be recognised in AFR BOSS Magazine’s Best Places to Work 2024, which ranks Australia and New Zealand’s best workplaces across nine different industries.

We are a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of. We have an aggressive growth strategy and as part of our evolution and journey, we are creating a modern law firm and will present to the market a new, exciting offering that will rival Australia’s top tier firms.

At Gadens, we:

• Develop and inspire our people
• Do the right thing and make an impact
• Work with quality clients in our chosen markets
• Solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
• Are a widely recognised and respected brand.

We offer:

• A friendly, down-to-earth, and supportive team environment.
• Truly flexible work practices.
• Progressive and market-leading Parental Leave support including:
• 30 weeks' Paid Parental Leave
• Superannuation contributions while on Parental Leave, for up to 52 weeks (based on 5 days/week, regardless of your working days)
• An external coach to support our people through the various stages of the parental leave journey (Launch, Leave and Landing)
• A supported and staggered return
• Budget relief for fee earners upon landing/return
• Support and paid leave for Surrogacy and IVF treatment
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• And much more!

At Gadens, we engage with all of our people to create a work environment that encourages and promotes inclusion and diversity, while instilling pride in the firm and our values of excellence, collaboration, stewardship, positivity, responsibility and integrity. Our values and culture assist us in creating a cohesive environment in which we are committed equally to professionalism and personal fulfilment. We strive to create a culture where the principles of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are embraced and lived by our people every day. This includes respecting and connecting with First Nations people and providing access to justice to those in need through our pro bono practice. This is what makes Gadens a great place to work.