Legal Personal Assistant

• Job title: Personal Assistant - Legal
• Location: Sydney CBD & hybrid working from home
• Duration: Permanent
• Job type: Part-time, 2.5 days per week

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.
We are seeking a Personal Assistant to support our New South Wales Legal team in a permanent part-time opportunity. This role provides quality administrative and legal support to Avant Law solicitors, including assisting to prepare legal documentation, drafting correspondence, maintaining legal databases and undertaking research.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Assisting Solicitors in the management of a legal practice, and contribute to the effective functioning of the Legal team;
• Provide paralegal and administrative support to our Legal team including assisting to prepare legal documentation, drafting correspondence, preparing documents, liaising with witnesses, experts, court and tribunal staff;
• Coordinating meetings and travel arrangements; and
• Processing invoices, monthly billings and MasterCard reconciliations.

 The successful applicant will have:

• Previous demonstrated experience in a paralegal or administrative position in a legal environment;
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills;
• Fast and accurate typing skills including digital dictation typing;
• Experience drafting and formatting legal documentation;
• The ability to balance multiple priorities, meet deadlines and show attention to detail;
• Intermediate level of competence in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; and
• Experience in preparing and maintaining legal files.
• The ideal candidate will be highly organised, proactive and efficient with great technical skills and a real passion for providing exceptional support.

 Why work for Avant Law?

• You would be working for Australia’s largest specialist medico-legal law firm.
• You will get to work on a great variety and breadth of cases but with a focus on medical professional conduct and civil claims.
• You will be working in an open and collaborative environment with access to the top specialist medico-legal solicitors in the country.

Avant now represents 90,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.
As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.
For further information please contact Lisa Craddock, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on lisa.craddock@avant.org.au. Any applications emailed through will not be considered.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Avant supports doctors so they can serve Australia's diverse communities. Having diversity in our workforce brings valuable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support healthcare professionals.
We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and those with caring responsibilities.
Our inclusive workplace is somewhere everyone can succeed.
Ready to join us? If you're passionate about supporting Australia's healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact us at careers@avant.org.au