Legal Assistant

About Dentons

Dentons is the world’s largest law firm. We’re 20,000+ people globally across 80+ countries including USA; Europe; India and Asia. We are a global polycentric firm which is expanding rapidly in an increasingly globalised legal industry.

Dentons now consistently ranks as one of the five best regarded legal brands in the world according to the Acritas Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index.

We have an exciting opportunity for a personable and proactive Legal Assistant to join our Adelaide office in a dual support role across our leading Employment and Intellectual Property & Technology teams.

This is a unique chance to work across two dynamic areas of legal practice, offering variety, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting our legal professionals and their clients. While the role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis there may be flexibility to reduce working hours across the week - for example, maintaining daily contact while working shorter hours each day.

About the Role

Providing direct support to Senior Partners (including our Adelaide Head of Office) and their teams, key responsibilities include:

• Calendar management, including scheduling meetings, court hearings, and tracking key dates

• Drafting, formatting, editing, and preparing legal correspondence and documents, with a strong focus on formatting and attention to detail
• Preparing and collating Briefs to Counsel
• Managing financial processes and the full life cycle of legal matters, from opening files and conflict checking, high-volume end-of-month invoicing, trust payments, write offs, file closing and archiving
• Managing day-to-day administrative tasks, including answering calls, mail, scanning and printing
• Maintaining a professional and friendly demeanour while liaising with clients, third parties, and internal teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

About You

• Background in legal administration support or a law student with at least two years remaining in your degree and proven experience in legal support
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, with demonstrated skills in formatting complex documents, using styles, templates, and reviewing tools
• Fast, accurate, and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment
• Discreet and conscientious in handling sensitive information
• Experience with Elite or similar finance software for managing expenses, billing, and reporting
• Strong knowledge of Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce polished and professional documentation.

If you’re looking for a role that offers variety, challenge, and the chance to thrive in a legal support career, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Dentons

Dentons Australia offers a wide range of incentives aimed at embracing your authenticity, providing purpose, and strengthening your ongoing development.
 
We offer:

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards
• Salary continuous insurance (for permanent employees or employees on a 6 month or more maximum term contract basis)
• Salary sacrificing and novated leases
• 5 days Bonus Leave per year after 12 months of service
• Additional leave options
• Equal family leave for all genders (including kinship groups)
• Floating public holidays for days of cultural significance
• Exclusive retailer discounts
• Offices designed for collaboration on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Generous health and wellbeing programs
• Agile and flexible working for all
• Social and diversity networks providing year-round events
• Opportunities to undertake pro-bono legal work

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

Embedded in our people is a passion to help others through the delivery of justice. It is through this that our commitment to inclusion, equity, and reconciliation has evolved. We are proud to say that by design, we have no single headquarters or dominant national culture, this means the unique perspectives, experiences, and identities of our people come together globally under one purpose to create an inclusive and accessible environment where anyone can thrive.

Please apply online with your CV, Cover Letter, and academic transcripts. If you have questions beforehand, please email our recruitment team at recruitment.au@dentons.com. Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted by email.

Agency Submissions

Dentons does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute an introduction to the firm and Dentons will not be liable for a fee.