Senior Legal Secretary Litigation Insolvency Regulatory

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Title:  
Senior Legal Secretary
Department:
Litigation, Insolvency, Regulatory
The Role
We are currently seeking an experienced senior legal secretary to join our Litigation, Insolvency, Regulatory Group. The role will deliver timely, efficient, and high quality administrative and secretarial support to the head of the group and other lawyers within the team.
In addition to providing hands-on, specialist secretarial support and services to our lawyers, this role also assists with the management of the group, including business development and supervision as well as management of the Watson Mangioni legal support team and practice administration.
The Team
Watson Mangioni’s Litigation, Insolvency, Regulatory Group (LIRG) provides litigation and advisory services to a wide variety of commercial clients. Our areas of specialist expertise include:
Arbitration, mediation and private negotiation of commercial disputes
Contract disputes
Corporations law
Environment and property
Estate disputes & family provision disputes
Finance
Government regulation
Information technology
Insurance
Intellectual property
Partnership & Shareholder disputes
Trade practices
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
Providing high quality legal support and management of matters, including (but not limited to):

Opening and closing files;
Document production and file comparison;
Court filing;
Compiling and distributing documentation (including briefs, indexes, court books and bundles of documents); and
Billing;
Managing credit card statement reconciliations;
Processing expense claims and payment requisitions;
Organising couriers, travel and accommodation, internal and external meetings; and
General legal support.
Supporting between 3 to 6 lawyers at varying levels of seniority.
Corresponding directly with clients, barristers and third parties, developing and maintaining key and client relationships.
Assisting with business plan implementation, business development opportunities, co-ordination of events, and proactive engagement with clients, including attendance at key events.
Assisting with management of LIRG team members and broader legal support team.
Managing and co-ordinating LIRG team workflows.
Comprehensive diary management, including organising and scheduling client and internal meetings and if necessary, booking relevant facilities.
Preparing and typing correspondence, dictation and amending large complex legal documents including court documents, deeds and agreements ensuring that legal documentation is produced accurately and complies with Watson Mangioni’s styles, precedents and formats.
Overseeing administration of ad hoc projects and ensuring delivery of outcomes.
Qualifications, skills & experience
Required qualifications, skills and experience include:
Minimum of 5 years’ legal secretarial experience.
Litigation experience in both state and Federal Courts, including knowledge of court processes.
A sound working knowledge and experience in private legal practice operations.
Ability to manage competing tasks and priorities.
Proven team management skills.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
A commitment to high work standards and strong attention to detail.
A proactive and forward-thinking attitude, adopting tasks with a can-do attitude.
A willingness to learn and develop others through mentoring and training.
An ability to be agile and work well in a team environment.
About Watson Mangioni
Watson Mangioni has built a strong reputation in the Sydney legal market for providing quality services in our specialist areas. Over many years, we have and continue to act for many ASX listed companies, corporate advisors, professional firms, large private companies and high net worth families and individuals.
From major high-profile business transactions and commercial disputes to private confidential matters, we have the expertise and experience to provide trusted and valued legal services resulting in long lasting relationships with our clients and contacts.
Watson Mangioni operates in a modern incorporated flat business structure. We employ highly skilled, enthusiastic and experienced lawyers and support staff who want to work in a practice which conducts high quality corporate and commercial legal work.
Watson Mangioni is a successful, commercially oriented legal practice which enjoys a quality of clients, work, environment and people second to none. Our size means that your voice will be heard, and your achievements recognised and rewarded. We believe in opportunity and individual development and improvement.
To Apply
If you are self-motivated and excited by the opportunities a career at Watson Mangioni could offer you, we would like to hear from you! Please click on the Apply Now icon to start the online application process. For a confidential discussion and further information, please ****.

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