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We have a fantastic opportunity for a hard-working and experienced personal assistant to join our growing firm.Who are we?Watson Webb is an innovative and high-performing law firm based in Sydneys CBD. Our mission is to provide our clients with a breadth and depth of knowledge and commercial experience to solve even the most complex legal issues.A career with Watson Webb allows you to undertake quality work, experience a high level of collaboration, and work in a supportive, collaborative environment where effort is seen and rewarded.Our firm has a truly unique culture, and we are committed to providing our team members the ability to work in an environment that is mutually beneficial for you, our clients, and our firm.Your tasks the role will comprise of:Partner diary management. Managing partners diary, notifying them of their attendances for the coming day and scheduling meetings for Partner where necessary.Partner phone call triage. Answering phone calls and assisting with client enquiries in the absence of Partner where instructed.Partner email triage. Review and sort all emails in the Partners individual outlook inbox daily.Liaise with the lawyers in the Partners team regarding client matters and other firm operation issues where instructed.Assist the Partner with business development, events and other client opportunities.Partner time entry. Ensuring Partner has time recorded and entered in to practice management software daily.Support with basic document preparation. Receive and prepare basic documents by way of dictation or other instruction.Assisting with collating briefs to barristers and with preparing court and other necessary documents.Basic data entry in CRM and document management systems.General administrative support to partner. Dry cleaning, shopping, miscellaneous personal tasks.General office support where needed.Collaboration with other Partner PA, Office Manager and Admin staff.What will set you apart?The quality of your organisation skills as an experienced EA, with rigorous diary, time, and email management. High level of attention to detail.Fantastic teamwork and collaboration skills, both as a part of the legal and administrative teams.Ability to prioritise tasks, meet tight deadlines and assist the Partner of what is a busy law firm.Intuition and the EQ to make good decisions and communicate effectively with all members of the firm.Prior experience with Business Administration, Business Development and Client Relationship Management.Ability to keep strong ties to a fast-paced and sometimes challenging-to-access Partner.Minimise stressful workload of Partner by providing efficient and preventative administrative support.How to ApplyPlease submit an expression of interest by selecting the apply now button and completing the online application form.Please note that you will be required to provide references and rights to work in Australia during the interview process.If you wish to have a confidential discussion, please contact Daniel Sant, Financial Controller on (02) 8319 4849.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionAdministrativeIndustriesLaw Practice #J-18808-Ljbffr