Paralegal / Legal Assistant (12 Month Fixed Term

PARALEGAL / LEGAL ASSISTANT (12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT, PART TIME) (JOB NUMBER: GRO000436)

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

More information
BNP Paribas - Diversity & Inclusion Journey
BNP Paribas - The Bank Of Green Changes

Award Obtained
BNPP has won Top employer Europe award in a 10th consecutive year

**Position Purpose**

If you like to be at the forefront driving progress and development, doing things better for your clients and your career, unleash your potential at BNP Paribas.

This role is part time working, 3 or 4 days per week, in the Group Legal department for Australia and New Zealand. As the successful Paralegal/Legal Assistant, you will work closely with the Head of Legal Australia and New Zealand on implementing and maintaining processes and reference documents to contribute to the success of a diverse team with a brand range of expertise.

**What would your typical day at BNP Paribas look like?**

**Primary Role Responsibilities**

**In this role, you will**:

- Manage the regulatory watch process for Australia and New Zealand: this requires identifying changes to laws, reporting them and tracking them in the relevant system;
- Coordinate the company secretarial tasks supporting the Company Secretary;
- Maintain the Power of Attorneys that are required for the proper functioning of BNP Paribas in Australia and New Zealand;
- Support the Head of Legal with the preparation of committees, the management of legal procedures and the record keeping of documents;
- Provide support in creating reference documents for the team that will streamline processes (e.g: create a data base of frequently received questions and answers within the Legal department);
- Assist lawyers in preparing legal documents as and when required.

**Other contributions**
- Provide support of day to day tasks within the Legal department;

**What is required for you to succeed?**
- Overall experience of 5-6 years in a similar role;
- Experience of company secretarial work is a requirement;
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office tools and comfortable using new and varied IT tools;
- Flexibility and openness to tackle new challenges;
- Be detailed oriented and results driven.
- Required education/certification/licenses
- Legal/Paralegal degree/certification or equivalent experience.

**Primary Location**: AU-NSW-Sydney

**Job Type**: Fixed Term

**Job**: LEGAL

**Education Level***: Other Degrees / Certifications / Vocational, Technical or Professional Qualifications

**Experience Level***: At least 7 years