Paralegal - General Counsel
6 months ago
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Sydney
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Risk & Legal Excellence
Casual / Temp
Full time
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Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.
The General Counsel team supports the firm’s senior management, partners, lawyers and staff with important risk management and professional practice matters.
The team forms part of the firm’s broader Risk & Legal Excellence team, which combines a number of functions to ensure a coordinated approach to risk management and excellence aligned with the firm’s strategic ambition.
About the role
The role of Paralegal is to provide support to the General Counsel team in their role of ensuring compliance with the firm’s legal and professional obligations, internal policies and risk management strategies.
This paralegal role will provide assistance across a diverse range of matters, including:
Enhancing the firm’s database of client engagement agreements and related information
Improving guidance on the firm’s policies, procedures and protocols
Reviewing and advising on client tenders, policies/codes and other requirements
Assisting with due diligence and conflicts checking on prospective new clients and matters
Researching legal issues and supporting risk management innovation and process improvements
There is also the opportunity to be involved with special projects during an exciting period for the firm, as we strive to become the leading law firm in Australia.
About you
This role would suit a motivated and proactive individual who has completed (or working towards) a degree or other qualification in Law, and who can demonstrate:
Strong attention to detail, demonstrated by consistent accuracy in written and oral communication
Good analytical, research and writing skills
Good problem solving skills, including ability to think laterally and consider alternatives
Good judgement, with ability to determine appropriate course of action in a diverse range of situations
Some experience as a paralegal or other relevant experience in a legal corporate or professional services environment
**About us**:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.
Why Corrs?
We pride ourselves on meeting our clients needs in a culture characterised by excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a safe and inclusive workplace, and we focus on creating opportunities and supporting a diverse workforce.
Flexible working as standard - we’ve established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
Bonus leave - an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
Wellbeing program - we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mental health, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
Diversity and Inclusion - this is a key area of focus for the firm. We set meaningful goals to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
Responsible business approach - we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and are committed to promoting and respecting human rights, supporting the Compact’s Ten Principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
Learning and development opportunities - including our Australian-first international study scholarship, our national training program and our mentoring program
For more information, see our website
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