Legal Assistant

About The Opportunity

At Macpherson Kelley, people come first, always. Our clients and team are at the heart of everything we do.

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to join our collaborative Adelaide team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting a busy legal practice behind the scenes and is passionate about delivering high-quality administrative support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to lawyers, including document preparation and file management.
• Open and close files.
• Diary management and coordination of meetings, court dates and deadlines.
• Communicate directly with clients and external stakeholders, as needed.
• Undertake administrative functions such as scanning, printing, document collation, archiving, and filing court documents.
• Assist with end of month billing.
• Contribute to team initiatives and process improvements.

About You

You’Ll Ideally Bring:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a legal support or administrative role.
• Strong communication and client service skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Confidence working both independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency with legal practice management systems and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with end of month billing.

Law students with 2 to 3 years remaining on their law degree will be considered for this position.

At Macpherson Kelley, we’re about doing great work with great people. If you’re looking to grow your career in a team that values initiative, collaboration, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Firm

Macpherson Kelley is a national Commercial law firm that thinks differently. Our people possess a rare combination of commercial acumen, legal ingenuity, and human insight. That’s why we treat each client’s business as if it’s our own, delivering intelligent recommendations they can act on.

With offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, as well as international connections through our Pacific Legal Network, Multilaw and PrivacyRules partners, our lawyers collaborate across practice areas and borders to take care of any legal issues faced by our clients.

Our People Promise

The best thing about Macpherson Kelley is its people. Really good people and talented lawyers, in an inclusive, high performing and positive workplace culture achieve great things. We are flexible and outcome focused in how we work, so you can get on with the job. Together, we believe in better and are ambitious for growth, and we understand that growth comes from leveraging all business and learning opportunities, many of which are delivered through our practical and commercially focused Macpherson Kelley Business School.

Our benefits include mentoring programs, additional leave options, and generous parental leave policies. Learn more about building your career with us at www.mk.com.au/careers.