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Practice Manager at Cox Purtell | Recruitment SpecialistLaw GraduatePermanent full-time roleSydney CBD$80k+superOur client is a boutique commercial law firm who operate in specialist sectors, they have a unique offering and partner with thriving businesses in growth industries. They service a niche, but broadly operate across Commercial, Property and Estates. They have around 20 staff in the Sydney CBD office and due to continued success and reputation have grown 30% over the last few years, this organic growth is the reason for this new role. You will be a Law Graduate who has completed both your degree as well as your Practical Legal Training. You will be supporting the firm and clients in all current matters ensuring compliance with the Legal Profession rules. As a graduate you will gain exposure to all facets of a matter through undertaking research, identifying legal risks and issues and drafting legal documents/correspondence.Duties to include:Take responsibility for legal matters.Support more senior lawyers and assist with legal research and support as required.Draft and prepare court documents, correspondence and other legal documents, including business sale agreements, property sale agreements, leases and other legal documents.Achieve financial goals and meet billable targets and KPI''s as advised by the Principal and Accounts Department.Protect and promote client relationships to ensure successful outcomes for the client through timely responsiveness, consistency, innovation, value for money, efficiency and sound commercial judgement.Identify and act on opportunities to grow the business for new and existing clients.Communicate effectively within the team to share and build knowledge to strengthen and facilitate excellent client service.Working with paralegals and other members of staff to finalise and publish articles.Maintain and further develop legal knowledge and skills through continuing legal education and relevant study.Coach and mentor paralegals as required.Ensure a safe and supportive working environment through observation of and compliance with firm policies and procedures, in particular with regard to occupation health and safety.Experience and attributes required:Qualified with strong academics: You are a recent law graduate who has completed your LPT.Experience in Commercial Property, Estates and Conveyancing is preferred.High levels of self-motivation and initiative, a positive outgoing and ''can do'' approach, with demonstrated flexibility in attitude.Drive and enthusiasm towards the law.Impeccable written and oral communication skills.Analytic skills.Working as part of a team as well as dependently.Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of office systems, preferably in a professional services environment in order to integrate with the processes and procedures of the firm.Seniority levelAssociateEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionLegalIndustriesLaw Practice #J-18808-Ljbffr