Description:
Join S&A Law as a Legal Secretary. This is a unique opportunity to combine top-tier legal secretarial skills with hands-on experience making a genuine difference in someone’s daily work.S&A Law Pty Ltd (ABN: 25 166 622 500) is seeking a reliable, detail-focused Legal Secretary to join our busy Sydney practice. We are a boutique law firm with a strong focus on litigation, commercial, and intellectual property law. This is a full-time position supporting the principal lawyer and legal team with high-quality administrative, secretarial and organisational support.
Flexibility within the span of hours 7:00 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday is essential, as daily requirements may vary depending on court and client commitments.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package ($75,000 - $80,000 plus super)
- Stable full-time position in a supportive, inclusive firm
- Opportunity to apply both legal and secretarial skills in a meaningful role
- Work directly with experienced lawyers on varied and interesting legal matters
- Long-term career growth potential within a professional team environment
Tasks and responsibilities:
- Prepare, format, and proofread legal documents and correspondence including contracts, court forms, and client letters, ensuring accuracy and adherence to procedural requirements
- Take and transcribe dictation when required, and assist with editing and document collation
- Manage the principal lawyer's diary, including scheduling client appointments, court dates, and coordinating travel and meeting arrangements
- Arrange and facilitate in-person and virtual meetings, ensuring the principal lawyer has access to necessary materials to support full participation
- Liaise with clients, counsel, courts, and external parties in a professional and timely manner to obtain or provide required information
- Respond to incoming calls and emails, redirect enquiries appropriately, and support day-to-day communication across the firm
- Maintain and update electronic and paper-based filing systems, ensuring accurate records are kept and confidentiality is maintained at all times
- Assist in the preparation of meeting materials, client file notes, reports, and case summaries
- Manage incoming and outgoing mail, scanning, document filing, and general file management tasks
- Support administrative functions such as invoicing, basic bookkeeping tasks, and coordinating office supplies and systems
- Undertake other administrative and secretarial duties as directed, in support of the legal team and broader practice operations
- Certificate III or IV in Legal Services or equivalent practical experience in a legal secretarial role
- Strong understanding of legal procedures and document preparation
- Familiarity with legal software, such as, ActionStep and NetDocuments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, high attention to detail, and strong organisational abilities
- Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines in a busy legal environment
About the Company
S&A Law (https://sandalaw.com.au) is a boutique law firm based in Sydney's CBD, delivering tailored, high-quality advice in litigation, intellectual property, and commercial law. We pride ourselves on practical, accessible service, strong client relationships, and a supportive, professional workplace. Our team is collaborative and values-focused, and this role offers the opportunity to play a key part in supporting both our legal services and our commitment to inclusion.
10 May 2025;
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