Paralegal

7 months ago

Sydney, Australia Northrop Consulting Engineers Full time

An exciting inhouse opportunity with a reputable engineering consultancy
- Industry benchmarked salary package | Annual salary reviews
- Rewarding, friendly and inclusive culture | Flexible working environment

**The Company**
Northrop Consulting Engineers is an employee-owned, multi-discipline consultancy that has been established for over 45 years. We have an open management structure that embodies a diverse, inclusive and flexible workforce for all our employees.

We currently employ over 550+ staff across NSW, ACT, QLD, and VIC. We are essentially a people business that grows by creating opportunities for our people to help build the business and their careers. When you join Northrop, you join a company that will support you to excel both professionally and personally.

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**About the role**:
We are in search of a proactive and driven Paralegal to join our internal Legal Team, who will help play an integral part in Northrop’s current and future growth targets.

This position is dedicated to providing legal and administrative support to the legal team. You will be accountable for delivering efficient and prompt paralegal assistance and aiding the team with their client-related tasks.

This is a permanent role that can be part-time or full-time, based in Sydney, reporting to Northrop’s Legal Counsel.

**Day to day responsibilities include**:

- Under supervision - drafting various legal documents and reviewing contracts in line with risk management protocols.
- Under supervision - negotiations with internal and external stakeholders in line with risk management policy.
- Conducting legal research and industry-relevant material in a timely manner.
- Assist with compliance-related tasks such as monitoring regulatory and legislative changes and ensuring adherence to legal requirements.
- Compile, maintain and circulate to the team a “work in progress” register and update matter status for weekly team meetings.
- Liaise with appropriate internal stakeholders for the execution of documents.
- Maintain document execution register.
- Review incoming matters and coordinate and triage them within 48 hours.

**What are we looking for?**
- Currently studying a Bachelor of Law is essential.
- Previous experience as a paralegal in a similar in-house position (desired, not essential).
- Strong research skills with great attention to detail.
- Experience in writing/preparing a variety of legal documents.
- High degree of professional ethics, confidentiality, and integrity.
- Proactively solves problems and makes decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain effective relationships, internal and external to Northrop.
- Demonstrated ability to self-manage and prioritise workloads with sound project management skills including using initiative, problem solving and meeting objectives.

**What does working at Northrop look like for you?**
At Northrop we are proud of our collaborative working environment. We are a people business and by joining Northrop you’ll be able to build and foster meaningful relationships with your colleagues, clients, and the community. Northrop believes that our employees are fundamental to the culture and success of the company.

Our people enjoy working for us because we offer a challenging, diverse and rewarding work environment. We believe in developing our people by offering mentoring, coaching, and supporting your journey to realise potential. You’ll be empowered to learn and develop to find your area of passion. At Northrop, we understand that the key to success is our people. Together we are creating a workplace that offers career development and values an inclusive culture.

**Benefits**:

- We practice flexible hybrid working and are open to discussions about what that means for you.
- Benchmarked salary package with annual salary reviews.
- Paid parental leave (primary carer, maternity and partner leave).
- Salary income protection insurance.
- We offer alternative public holiday leave for those needing to substitute another day for a public holiday to celebrate a religious belief, etc.
- Respectful, supportive and collaborative culture.
- We Empower: Mentoring programs, internal and external training and monthly career development/one-on-ones.

**How to apply?**

We practice flexible working, whether that be a hybrid way of working, WFH and office. We are open to discuss what that might mean to you.

Northrop is an equal opportunity employer.

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