Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at adrem legal
Title: Legal Assistant
Company: adrem legal
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Adrem Legal is a boutique private client law firm in Sydney. We mostly do estate planning, trusts, probate and succession — helping individuals and families protect their assets across generations.
We're hiring a Legal Assistant to keep our matters running.
The job
You'll run the administration behind our matters, from first enquiry to completion:
- Coordinate client meetings, from the initial planning sessions through to the appointments where documents are signed
- Prepare and send engagement agreements, invoices and client correspondence
- Chase what's outstanding: client documents, IDs, payments, follow-ups
- Keep deadlines, tasks and matter records accurate and up to date
- Liaise with clients and referrers, usually accountants and financial advisers
- Help our solicitors prepare documents and keep matters moving
What we actually need
Someone who thinks for themselves. We won't hand you a checklist every morning. You'll see what a matter needs next and do it, or ask the right question. If something is stuck, you notice it, and either fix it or bring it to our attention with a plan to.
Someone genuinely comfortable with technology. We lean on AI heavily to run the practice and stay on top of the admin, and it'll be a big part of your day-to-day, helping you move through the work faster. You don't need to be an expert, but you should pick up new software quickly and be genuinely enthusiastic about using AI — curious about using it to work better, not wary of it. We want someone who reaches for these tools, not someone we have to talk into them.
Someone seriously organised who enjoys juggling. Our clients trust us with important family and financial decisions, and you'll be the one keeping the details on track. We're an energetic team and no two days look the same. You'll have plenty on the go at once, and you'll thrive on staying across all of it. When something urgent lands, you're happy to switch gears, pick it up, and find your way back to where you were. If you like variety and a bit of pace, you'll fit right in.
What we don't need
Legal experience. Office experience is great and law firm experience even better, but we care far more about attitude and initiative than where you've worked. We'll show you everything you need to know about the rest.
To apply
Apply with your CV and a short cover letter telling us why this role, specifically, appeals to you.
