Legal Assistant, Public Law and Planning
Core
Provide efficient and effective administrative support to a team of solicitors in the Public Law and Planning branch, assisting with hearing preparations and practice management.
Role type
Legal Assistant (Administrative Support)
Builds
Administrative support for solicitors handling public law, planning, human rights, and constitutional matters.
Domain
Public Law and Planning (Government Sector)
Required skills
High-level administrative assistance, document preparation and formatting, electronic file management, diary and email management, monthly billing, legal research using online databases, prioritization, time management, autonomy, attention to detail
Preferred skills
Previous legal support experience in a litigation environment, experience in a professional services environment
Technologies
Online databases and systems
Responsibilities
Prepare correspondence and court documents, amend and format documents, manage electronic files, conduct legal research, manage solicitor diaries and emails, handle monthly billing
Seniority
Junior, individual contributor