Legal Assistant – Banking & Finance (Sydney)

About the role

Dentons is looking for a motivated Legal Assistant to join its Banking & Finance practice in Sydney. You will provide comprehensive administrative support to a high‑performing team handling complex domestic and cross‑border transactions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage calendars, schedule meetings and coordinate travel.
• Draft, format, edit and prepare legal correspondence and documents with high accuracy.
• Conduct InfoTrack searches and handle PPS registrations.
• Set up and maintain PEXA workspaces.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of legal matters, including conflict checks, billing, trust payments, write‑offs and file archiving.
• Provide day‑to‑day administrative support such as answering calls, handling mail and processing documents.
• Liaise professionally with clients, third parties and internal stakeholders.

Required profile

• Experience in legal administration or secretarial support, or a law student with at least two years remaining and relevant support experience.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet competing deadlines.
• High level of discretion when handling confidential information.
• Proactive, adaptable and team‑oriented attitude.

Required skills

• Elite (or similar finance software) for billing and matter management.
• InfoTrack for legal research.
• PEXA workspace management.
• Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

What we offer

• Equitable salary packaging, incentive pay and rewards.
• Salary sacrificing, novated leases and bonus leave.
• Generous health and wellbeing programs, learning & development opportunities.
• Inclusive workplace on Gadigal, Naarm, Yuggera, Kaurna and Whadjuk land.