Legal Secretary

Kennedys is seeking a career Legal Secretary to join our Sydney office on a full-time, permanent basis.

Supporting Partner Lucinda Lyons and her team, this role has a strong billing focus, with approximately 60-70% of your time dedicated to managing client billing and the remainder providing legal secretarial support to up to three fee earners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of client billing, including preparing bills, processing amendments and coordinating invoicing activities.
• Provide legal secretarial support, including drafting, formatting and proofreading correspondence, court documents and legal documentation.
• Liaise with clients, counsel, courts and other external stakeholders in a professional and timely manner.
• Manage filing, e-filing, document management and matter administration in line with firm procedures.
• Assist with expense processing, client reporting, business development activities and general administrative support.

About You:

• Previous experience as a Legal Secretary within an insurance, litigation or broader disputes practice.
• Strong client billing experience is essential, with the ability to manage a high-volume billing workload independently and accurately.
• Proficiency with Elite 3E and iManage is advantageous.
• Excellent organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, client-focused approach.

Benefits:

• Join a supportive and collaborative team within a leading global law firm.
• Enjoy an annual wellbeing allowance and dedicated wellbeing day.
• Opportunity to earn an annual performance bonus of up to 10%.
• Participate in our employee referral programme.
• Access ongoing learning and development opportunities

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.