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- Legal SecretarySeeking a dynamic and highly organised Legal Secretary to join our client's team. This role is crucial to the smooth operation of the practice, providing high-level administrative support to a team of lawyers. You will be a key point of contact for clients, ensuring they receive exceptional service while managing a variety of tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.Key Responsibilities:Serve as a primary point of contact for clients,Legal SecretarySeeking a dynamic and highly organised Legal Secretary to join our client's team. This role is crucial to the smooth operation of the practice, providing high-level administrative support to a team of lawyers. You will be a key point of contact for clients, ensuring they receive exceptional service while managing a variety of tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.Key Responsibilities:Serve as a primary point of contact for clients,
- Legal Secretary Seeking a dynamic and highly organised Legal Secretary to join our client's team. This role is crucial to the smooth operation of the practice, providing high-level administrative support to a team of lawyers. You will be a key point of contact for clients, ensuring they receive exceptional service while managing a variety of tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.Key Responsibilities:Serve as a primary point of contact for clients,Legal Secretary Seeking a dynamic and highly organised Legal Secretary to join our client's team. This role is crucial to the smooth operation of the practice, providing high-level administrative support to a team of lawyers. You will be a key point of contact for clients, ensuring they receive exceptional service while managing a variety of tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.Key Responsibilities:Serve as a primary point of contact for clients,
- Legal Assistant / Legal Secretary | Corporate, Commercial & Insurance Law | Brisbane CBDJoin a leading national law firm with a strong reputation in corporate, commercial, and insurance law. Based in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary to support a high-performing team and thrive in a collaborative, people-focused culture.Why You’ll Love This Role:Be part of a top-tier team woLegal Assistant / Legal Secretary | Corporate, Commercial & Insurance Law | Brisbane CBDJoin a leading national law firm with a strong reputation in corporate, commercial, and insurance law. Based in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal Assistant or Legal Secretary to support a high-performing team and thrive in a collaborative, people-focused culture.Why You’ll Love This Role:Be part of a top-tier team wo
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- Randstad is working with various Government departments in and around Perths CBD, offering exciting opportunities for Business Support Officers to join multiple teams on a temporary basis. These roles are potential to extend for the right candidate, for example 6 months with possible extension.The Department and RoleThis role is an opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join a State Government department on a full time temporary basis with potential to extenRandstad is working with various Government departments in and around Perths CBD, offering exciting opportunities for Business Support Officers to join multiple teams on a temporary basis. These roles are potential to extend for the right candidate, for example 6 months with possible extension.The Department and RoleThis role is an opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join a State Government department on a full time temporary basis with potential to exten
- Your opportunityWe are seeking a skilled and experienced Executive Legal Secretary. This role involves providing crucial executive legal support, administration assistance and legal guidance to support decision-making processes within the department.Key Responsibilities: Provide high-level secretarial and administrative support to the Assistant Crown Solicitor and legal team, ensuring services are completed in a timely and professional manner.Format compleYour opportunityWe are seeking a skilled and experienced Executive Legal Secretary. This role involves providing crucial executive legal support, administration assistance and legal guidance to support decision-making processes within the department.Key Responsibilities: Provide high-level secretarial and administrative support to the Assistant Crown Solicitor and legal team, ensuring services are completed in a timely and professional manner.Format comple
- Legal Assistant | National Law Firm | Career Development + Top CultureJoin one of Australia’s leading national law firms with a reputation for excellence, collaboration, and career progression. This is a standout opportunity for a capable and motivated Legal Assistant to step into a high-performing team and enjoy genuine long-term career prospects.Why You’ll Love This Role:Work alongside top-tier legal professionals in a supportive team environmentAccess tLegal Assistant | National Law Firm | Career Development + Top CultureJoin one of Australia’s leading national law firms with a reputation for excellence, collaboration, and career progression. This is a standout opportunity for a capable and motivated Legal Assistant to step into a high-performing team and enjoy genuine long-term career prospects.Why You’ll Love This Role:Work alongside top-tier legal professionals in a supportive team environmentAccess t
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legal secretary jobs contract types
On this page, you will find a list of our current legal secretary jobs and an overview of the typical responsibilities and expectations of a legal secretary. You can compare and filter relevant legal secretary positions based on specialism, location and salary to find your ideal job match.
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legal secretary jobs contract types
Legal secretary jobs are available in diverse contract types. These include:
- legal secretary jobs - permanent: in a permanent position, you work as a legal secretary indefinitely. If you are looking for job security and a steady income, you should take up a permanent role.
- legal secretary jobs - contract: in a contract position, you work as a legal secretary for the same law firm or company for a fixed, specific term. Contract roles give you the flexibility to determine if you enjoy working as a legal secretary.
- legal secretary jobs - temporary: in a temporary position, you work as a legal secretary for a few months. You can build your skills and gain experience without a long-term commitment.
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about legal secretary jobs
As a legal secretary, you perform administrative duties in law firms. Your job is to support lawyers with legal research, drafting documents and creating detailed reports. Other traditional administrative duties include answering the phone, recording statements from expert witnesses, and sorting correspondence emails. The role requires handling documentation, recording witness statements, and knowledge of legal procedures.
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how much does a legal secretary make in Australia?
You will find more information on the legal secretary salary on the legal secretary job profile page. You can also find the salary for each specific job shown here if you click on the description.
how to apply for legal secretary jobs
If you are ready to apply for a legal secretary job, take a look at our jobs list, filter to your preference and apply directly. If you require any further assistance applying for a role, feel free to contact If you are ready to apply for a legal secretary job, take a look at our jobs list, filter to your preference and apply directly. If you require any further assistance applying for a role, feel free to contact your nearest Randstad office and a member of the team will be happy to point you in the right direction.
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how do I apply for a job as a legal secretary?
If you are interested in becoming a legal secretary, a university degree or an apprenticeship is a great place to begin. For information on the qualifications and relevant education needed for the role, see the 'education and qualifications' section of our legal secretary job profile.
You don’t require educational training to become a legal secretary. You can join the role from an admin assistant or secretary position, but it helps to have Certificate IV in legal services from a vocational education training (VET) institution. Improve your career prospects by pursuing a diploma in paralegal services or a certificate in paralegal practice.
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