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Add expected salary to your profile for insightsCarter Newell Lawyers is an award-winning specialist law firm providing legal advice to Australian and international corporate clients. We recognise the importance of offering our staff not only the best work in our specialist areas, but also a culture which embraces flexibility, individuality, integrity, and education. Our strong culture is the backbone of our success, supported by the firms values.The PositionCarter Newell has an opportunity available in our Brisbane office to commence a career in the legal industry as a Legal Office Assistant. This is a great entry level role and involves a range of administration tasks, including:Internal and external deliveries including document lodgment (court filing, titles office)Covering reception and assisting with meeting room setup for meetings, conferences, seminars, and presentations.Photocopying, scanning, printing, and mailroom assistanceMonitoring and ordering stationery and kitchen suppliesArchiving and filing assistanceDaily banking and other finance dutiesAssistance to business support teams; Marketing, IT, Finance, People & Culture, and Knowledge.The successful candidate will be employed initially on a 12-month contract. Advancement into legal secretarial or other office administration roles within IT, Finance or Marketing may also be available at the completion of the contract.Essential Experience and CriteriaTo be successful in this role you will possess:A "can do" approach with a strong customer service focus;Motivated to take initiativeStrong interpersonal and communication skills;Smart professional presentation;Intermediate Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel skills;A proactive, highly organised approach with the ability to multi-taskA desire to learn and grow within a supportive environment.This is a full time position. Remuneration will be in accordance with the Legal Services Award 2020.At Carter Newell we are a professional team and have a strong client focus, but we love to have some fun along the way. We also provide:An ongoing commitment to career development.A wellbeing program with an annual wellbeing allowance, mental health support, and a focus on work-life balance over 20% of our firm are trained as Mental Health First Aid Officers.Additional leave entitlements including flexible, gender-neutral paid parental leave, and public holiday swap policy.An active social committee with regular events and weekly morning teas.A genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging with dedicated subcommittees for Pride, Women, Cultural, and Ability & Wellbeing ensuring real action, not just words.If you embrace firm culture, pursue excellence and have a passion for what you do, you will excel in a career at Carter Newell.Unlock job insightsSalary match Number of applicants Skills matchAt Carter Newell, we have 21 partners and more than 160 lawyers, management and support professionals who work together to deliver solutions for our clients.We help public and large private companies solve problems relating to insurance, dispute resolution & litigation, commercial & corporate legal services, and construction law.Our people are genuinely passionate about what they do and are recognised as experts in their field. We value the specialist expertise of our people in all areas of our profession from the different types of legal services, through to management, finance, people and culture and administration.At Carter Newell, we have 21 partners and more than 160 lawyers, management and support professionals who work together to deliver solutions for our clients.We help public and large private companies solve problems relating to insurance, dispute resolution & litigation, commercial & corporate legal services, and construction law.Our people are genuinely passionate about what they do and are recognised as experts in their field. We value the specialist expertise of our people in all areas of our profession from the different types of legal services, through to management, finance, people and culture and administration.To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. #J-18808-Ljbffr