Careers

Lane Buck & Higgins

Why Lane Buck & Higgins

Join Our Team

We are a large regional law firm who offers a broad range of legal services and have clients who have been with the firm for generations.

Our principal solicitor has run the practice for nearly thirty years now, and the firm is one of the oldest in the state of Western Australia

This benefits you.

No more traffic jambs on the way to work.
Many regional properties are big enough for a dog/horse/motorbike.
A regional community allows you to get to know your clients outside of work hours, and you have a better understanding of who they are.
You gain quality experience in many fields of law.
Our systems and processes are proven to work.
The coast is now a holiday again.
You actually know the owners of the business.
Your training will be of a high standard and your skill sets will be transferable.

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Let’s Grow Together

The options for career growth are only limited by you. Some of our staff are bank managers who started as receptionists, business owners who started as law graduates, paralegals who started as legal secretaries.

We have staff who have come off full time to look after young families, and continue to work part time.

We have staff who started in human resources, or accounting, who now work in the legal space.

We have four locations, and started from one.

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Current Job Listings

Lane Buck & Higgins is looking for a Legal Secretary in our Narrogin office.

This is a full-time position suitable for a person with some previous administration experience.

The role of a legal secretary at Lane Buck & Higgins encompasses preparing, sending, and receiving the longer correspondence for the lawyers, (both letters and e-mails) document filing, (hard and soft copy) backup to the receptionist, (phones, account payments over the counter, appointments etc. whilst receptionist at lunch/away) completion of forms for lodgement with various agencies, preparing draft legal documents from templates on the lawyers instruction, database management, (updating addresses ph. numbers etc.) typing out the shorthand file notes made by the lawyers in the client meetings.

We will require a person who can maintain the strictest confidence, is reasonably quick and accurate on the keyboard, is confident amongst all people, has good literacy skills, and aspires to excellence.

The opportunity for growth in this role is by way of a certificate in legal studies, through paralegal studies and on to practice management or law if so desired.

For further information, or to send in your application, please contact Scott Ballantyne via practice@lbh.net.au

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We are seeking a full-time receptionist/administration assistant to join our Busselton office.

This is an entry-level position with training and development provided and the position would be suitable for recent high school leavers.

The position has come available due to promotion, and the person who is being promoted will be available to mentor and support you into the role.

Key Responsibilities & duties include:

Managing reception area
Answering telephone and taking clear and concise messages
Opening and Closing files
Managing incoming and outgoing mail
Document filing, printing and binding
Managing emails and office calendar
Banking as required
Other administrative duties as required

You will be interacting with clients, other law firms and the courts on a daily basis.

We will require a person who can maintain the strictest confidence, has a good telephone manner, is accurate on the keyboard, is confident amongst all people, has a willingness to learn, has good literacy and communication skills, is organised, has knowledge of Microsoft products (Outlook, Word and Excel) and aspires to excellence.

The opportunity for growth in this role is by way of a certificate in legal studies, to become a legal secretary, through paralegal studies and on to practice management or law if so desired.

Further enquiries to Scott Ballantyne practice@lbh.net.au