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Are you interested in pursuing a career as a legal assistant?
Corrs offers a Trainee Legal Assistant Program to give you the valuable experience you need to excel in providing secretarial and administrative support to a legal team. Our highly successful program includes:
an active learning environment with rotations through different legal teams
a comprehensive orientation program in a supportive work environment
full-time employment
Our program has been designed to encourage and challenge you. Our Legal Support Managers will be there every step of the way to oversee the program. This ensures you are getting the help you need and that you achieve success. They will also provide feedback at the end of each rotation so that you can continue to grow and develop.
You will be assigned a coach for the duration of the program. Your coach will share their experience, knowledge and provide great advice to encourage and challenge you.
In each legal team, you will also be assigned a buddy. Your buddy will teach you how to undertake various tasks and check your work before it is returned.
You will be provided with in depth training on all of our technology and software, get involved in organising events, liaising with clients and third parties, managing expenses and billing, creating correspondence and documents and providing other ad hoc administrative support to the legal team.
completed year 12 or equivalent
successfully completed an undergraduate course of at least one year which includes subjects in legal studies or business administration, marketing, finance
touch typing at a minimum of 45+ wpm with at least 98 percent accuracy
excellent spelling and grammar
Positions for our 2020 Trainee Legal Assistant Program will open in July 2019.
Students seeking work placement in order to complete legal studies/business administration course requirements should apply here.
Applications should be accompanied by a cover letter (including advising of the required dates for the placement) and your CV together with any other relevant information.
To learn more about Corrs, have a tour of the office and meet our team, join us at one of our Trainee Legal Assistant Program Information Sessions during the application process.
MELBOURNE
Donna Manning
National Legal Support Manager
donna.manning@corrs.com.au
SYDNEY
Leica Gilbert
Legal Support Manager
leica.gilbert@corrs.com.au
