Casual Legal Administrative Assistant

About Dentons

Dentons is the world's largest law firm. We're 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

• Opportunity to join the world's largest law firm
• Gain valuable legal administration experience
• Casual role with flexible hours

The Role

We have exciting opportunities for law students to join our Melbourne office providing general legal administration support across a variety of practice groups.

We have specifically designed these roles with law students in mind, providing true flexibility to work 2-3 days per week around study or other commitments. Joining our National Float Team you will gain exposure to working in a law firm whilst providing administration support across multiple areas of our practice.

Key duties:

We will train you in providing general legal administrative/secretarial support including:

• Assisting with administration tasks such as scanning, filing, printing and photocopying
• File openings and closings
• Saving and profiling documents to our document management system
• Collating legal documents and creating hyperlinked file indexes
• Editing and drafting legal documents (from precedent templates)
• InfoTrack searching
• Managing incoming and outgoing mail
• Assistance with expense management, billing and general finance support.

About You

Skills that will see your success in this role are:

• Energetic and keen to learn with a proactive and flexible approach
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Organised and efficient
• Excellent computer literacy
• Knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel an advantage

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.

We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Exclusive retailer discounts
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at **************@dentons.com. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.