Current Opportunities
Junior Legal Assistant
We are looking for a proactive Junior Legal Assistant to support our experienced Legal Assistants and legal practitioners in our Sydney office. You will help keep matters moving, documents in order and the team organised and you will provide cover when our admin assistants are on leave.
General administration
- Collect and distribute mail; collect deliveries from reception; undertake CBD rounds for deliveries
- Answer phones and triage enquiries professionally
- Arrange appointments; book internal meeting rooms; organise client meetings/lunches (as required)
- Scan, photocopy and prepare facsimiles; maintain a tidy work area
- Prepare purchase requisitions and disbursement forms; liaise with clients when required
Filing & matter management
- Open/close files, run conflict searches and prepare terms of engagement and related paperwork
- Maintain hard‑copy and electronic filing daily across the group
- Prepare box inventories and closed‑file lists; dispatch to storage (TIMG) and retrieve files on request
Time entry & billing
- Perform conflict, ASIC and property searches prior to file opening
- Assist with briefs to counsel; compile lists of documents; paginate and folder materials; obtain transcripts
- Enter time via Intapp on behalf of fee earners and your own daily entries
- Prepare bill cover letters and send/post on behalf of fee earners; support monthly billing processes
About Us
Piper Alderman is a premier commercial law firm with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne. We work with clients across Australia and internationally to achieve practical commercial outcomes, innovation in service delivery and deep engagement across multiple industries.
Piper Alderman prides itself on being a collaborative law firm where high achieving ambitious team members can succeed in achieving their career goals whilst performing challenging and rewarding tasks.
At Piper Alderman we promote a culture of excellence, collaboration and teamwork. We recognise and support individuals and invest in their continued professional development.
Our perks
We have a variety of employee benefits aimed at supporting our people including, but not limited to:
- A variety of health and wellbeing initiatives including our Thrive@PiperAlderman Wellbeing Program.
- Learning and development opportunities to support career growth including generous study support options.
- An attractive Parental Leave policy offering up to 26 weeks paid leave.
- Automatic acceptance into the group Salary Continuance insurance plan
- Purchased annual leave options.
- A range of fun office and team events all year round so we make sure we are connecting socially as often as possible!
- A range of corporate discounts.
- Employee-led Diversity & Inclusion and Reconciliation Committees and the opportunity to participate in pro-bono work.
Apply today
Piper Alderman is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We aim to attract and retain the best people and provide an environment where those people can be their authentic selves. We value diversity of thought and experience and aim to ensure all our people are valued and respected. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Please submit an application by clicking the relevant link in this job advertisement. Please note, no applications will be accepted directly via email.
If you have questions or would like further information about this opportunity, please contact Charles Nicholas on cnicholas@piperalderman.com.au
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Meet the recruiter
Charles Nicholas
Talent Acquisition Consultant