Office & Operations Support, Elringtons Lawyers are looking for an exceptional Office and Operations Support person to join their Canberra City office. This is one of the most pivotal roles in the firm and you will often be the first connection between our clients and our firm.

What we need: Someone who can see themselves working amongst professionals in a legal environment. Someone who has a “can do” positive attitude towards life and people and can build effective working relationships. Someone who is confident and has a mature outlook. Someone who is well presented and articulate. Someone who can work autonomously, who likes a few curves balls thrown in Someone who can remain calm during busy times and with deadlines nearing. Someone who learns fast and remembers for next time. Someone who is self-motivated and shows initiative.

Who we are: Elringtons is a prominent and well known law firm serving Canberra and its wider community since 1897. We practice in many areas of law and consider ourselves a team of teams, sharing our knowledge and expertise firm wide.

The Role As our Office and Operations Support person you will: Answer and direct all incoming calls. Meet and greet clients. Manage our office environment, attending to meeting rooms and break out areas, liaising with our building managers. Manage incoming and outgoing mail. Arrange catering for client meetings, staff training sessions, firm functions and events. Manage the diaries of our lawyers, making appointments and booking the meeting spaces required. Assist our Practice Manager. Provide assistance to our accounts area. Provide assistance to our archiving officer. Attend Courts to file documents. Assist solicitors with correspondence and documentation. Skills and Experience.

The successful applicant will: Have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role, not necessarily a legal firm. Have a natural affinity with clients. Have a real attention to detail and pride yourself on the quality of service you provide our clients. Be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Outlook. Be IT savvy, being able to provide low level support to users of our systems, printers, phones, social media pages, intranet page. Have a high level of computer literacy, enabling you to learn new software systems with ease. Have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in your work. Have the ability to prioritize and work to deadlines, showing excellent time management skills.

What’s on Offer: A fantastic opportunity to join our vibrant team, dedicated to doing the best for and by our clients. Attractive remuneration A fun office with a fair boss Never a boring day. This is a fulltime role based in our Canberra office.

If you believe you fit the criteria, send a covering letter and CV to: hr@elringtons.com.au