Intellectually stimulating, professionally engaging, personally rewarding and lifestyle accommodating is the basis of a career with Crown Law. With five legal branches and 15 teams, a broad range of legal services are offered with many opportunities. You will enjoy a flexible working environment with excellent employment conditions.

We offer competitive salary packages and generous superannuation. Other benefits include part-time arrangements, flexible working hours, various leave provisions, telecommuting, reward and recognition programs and employee assistance schemes.

Crown Law is committed to the personal and professional development of all staff, providing a number of programs to help staff reach their full potential. Our values are - Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Responsibility.

Job details

• As an Executive Legal Secretary, you will provide secretarial and administrative support to the Assistant Crown Solicitor (ACS) and other lawyers within the legal team, including:
  - complex formatting of documents ( i.e. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and PDF documents)
  - prepare briefs and documents and attend to routine correspondence
  - monitor and manage the flow of incoming and outgoing correspondence
  - diary management (appointments, etc.) organise meetings, conferences etc
  - prepare and distribute agendas, minutes and other material
  - prepare, check and action a range of reports
  - travel and accommodation coordination
  - maintain filing, records, bring-up and retrieval systems
  - assist legal professionals meet financial deadlines and/or commitments e.g. billing and time recording
  - ensure compliance with procedures for payment of legal expenses and counsel fees.
• Supervising the team's legal secretaries including:
  - co-ordinating, delegating and scheduling work including the re-distribution of work, or re-prioritisation to meet deadlines and client service needs amongst secretaries
  - ensuring services are completed in a timely and professional manner
  - ensuring client service standards are continuously met, undertaking individual and team performance management and development activities to achieve these standards
  - receiving client feedback and address and implement service improvement activities
  - continuously looking at opportunities to adapt and change work processes and set in place guidelines or effective methods to achieve consistently high secretarial and administrative standards within the team
  - providing advice and training on the general operations of the team, branch and whole of practice, processes, procedures relating to legal secretarial work, human resources, finance, information technology and other corporate processes and functions
  - utilising effective communication skills to communicate and address any problems that may arise to resolve issues
  - coordinating additional secretarial support for the team utilising the Executive Officers and Executive Secretaries across the practice
  - coordinating and assisting with the recruitment, employment, training and induction of new secretarial support staff
  - monitoring the correct accrual and application of TOIL, recreation leave, sick leave and other leave, addressing any issues as they arise.
• Participating in and maintaining a proactive approach to self-development.
• Liaising with the Practice Management Branch and utilise change management tools to ensure the effective implementation of new procedures or practices within the team, providing training as required.
• Participating in Crown Law working groups to discuss and recommend opportunities for change or improvement to working procedures and practices.
• Remaining a key contact in the organisation to ensure information sharing and a common best practice approach to tasks are achieved.
• Undertaking other duties as required relating to the requirements of the legal team and needs of the ACS.
• Working across various teams and branches in Crown Law.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/680352/26

Closing Date: Thursday, 12th March 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• 680352 26 - Role Description (Word, 124KB)