THE POSITION:

Studio Legal is looking for a gun studio assistant, who is studying their 3rd or 4th year of law. The ideal candidate must have genuine interest in our client industries, which they can demonstrate with real life examples, and must be keen to stay at Studio Legal for the remainder of their law degree.

Position will start as 1 day a week with room to grow into a 2-3 days a week position, which can be worked around study commitments.

Preferences given to students studying IP law as well as arts, marketing and/or communications.

KEY TASKS:

- Reception duties at our new designer office.

- Greeting clients and answering phones.

- Setting up rooms for meetings and clearing rooms ready for next meeting.

- Assisting with marketing tasks including sourcing permissions, organising interviews, content layout, uploading to platforms and reporting on marketing data to principal.

- Trade mark admin tasks where required.

- General admin & legal support duties to support our practice manager, solicitors and the principal.

WHO YOU ARE:

You must be well-presented and an excellent verbal and written communicator. You will also be a people person, warm, friendly and have lots of initiative as well as being super organised!

HOW TO APPLY:

Please email your CV and cover letter to our Practice Manager - Sara. (sara@studiolegal.com.au)

Details

Job ID 976034BR

Location Richmond, Australia

Business Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

Date posted May 08, 2022

Job Summary:

The Walt Disney Company is hiring a Paralegal to support the Australia & NZ Legal team in providing expert, practical and commercial legal advice to Disney’s business units in Australia and New Zealand so as to facilitate the business achieving its strategic and operational goals. This is a key role in the team and offers the chance for the right person to build a Legal career in the worlds leading media & entertainment company.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Laws (strongly preferred) or Diploma in Legal Studies

Previous experience working as a Paralegal or qualified 1-2 years PQE lawyer in either a national law firm or in-house legal team, preferably with experience of working with intellectual property rights and/or general commercial matters

Experience working in the media and entertainment industry, FMCG company or other brand / IP driven business is highly advantageous.

HOW TO APPLY:

More details available here!

The Role

Join our exciting team and play a key role in assisting our small group of friendly lawyers with business critical administrative tasks, client engagements, internal report preparation and billing.

We’re a growing entertainment, media and technology law firm based in Carlton, Melbourne - immensely passionate about and dedicated to our clients, our people, and the industry we serve.

Take a look at our website to find out more about who we are and what we do: www.emtpartners.com.au.

At this stage, we see the role as part-time (0.6 – 0.8 FTE) which could be split over the full working week. We’re flexible, so let’s discuss to see what works for you and us.

Key Responsibilities

Preparing client correspondence, legal documents, engagement letters, and presentations

Developing and maintaining office filing and database systems

Ensuring expenses, billing, invoices and timesheets are processed as required

Providing administrative support which may include arranging and attending meetings, functions, taking and distributing minutes, and making travel and accommodation arrangements

Engaging with clients and external legal advisors as required

Assisting team members with various systems and programs, including Microsoft Office

Organising office processes, office supplies and equipment

Conducting ad-hoc legal/client research as requested

Key Selection Criteria

(look at job application link below to see KSC)

HOW TO APPLY

Please contact Sarah Guille on melbourne@emtpartners.com.au if you would like to discuss this role or click “apply” to submit your application.