Legal Secretary / Receptionist

We are seeking for a passionate, organised and friendly Legal Receptionist / Secretary to join our team based in our Paralowie SA office.

This role will provide quality administration, client support, and assistance to legal practitioners.

The successful candidate will be willing to grow and develop their skills in a busy role whilst using their strong client service skills to support our clients.

If you are currently in a junior role at another place of employment and you want more responsibilities, then apply now.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to answering and managing incoming calls, diary management, liaising with clients, file management and providing day-to-day administrative support:

• Answering and managing incoming calls

• Manage our incoming and outgoing mail & email

• Arrange and manage appointments with our clients

• You’ll help our clients with your strong customer service and communication skills

• Managing office diary

• Diarising court dates

• Preparing documents

• Handling administrative tasks

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ months as a Assistant or Paralegal in a law firm or professional office

• Excellent communication skills with a diverse range of clients including non-English backgrounds

• Very organised and discipline

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Ability to work independently and in a team

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite

• Be very confident, and capable of managing online technologies such as Acuity, MS 365, Actionstep, Teams, Mac OS, etc.

• Certificates in Business Administration would be advantageous

About Doconade Lawyers

The law firm currently known as Doconade Lawyers was founded in 2009 and is based in Adelaide, South Australia.

We service clients in the areas of personal injury - workcover, employment law, immigration law, criminal law, family law, property law, and estates - both planning and administration.

Our team are truly passionate about the work we do. Our service offering is informed by a long-term, relational, and knowledge-based approach. We deliver professional client experiences based on communication, cooperation, responsiveness, adaptability, and organisation. We consider the firm to be a function of the needs of our clients.

Our firm is a diverse workplace enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age and family arrangements.

You can learn more about our company at www.doconade.com.au 

We also offer employee benefits, some of which include:

• Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities

• Flexible work arrangements (earlier leaving, later start, some work from home)

• Earning based on experience

• Salary Continuance & Insurance

• Cost relating to work (mobile, travel…)

If you can help us to provide legal support in South Australia, face challenges, and service our clients more effectively, we would like to invite you to apply for this position.