Paralegal - Property - Clerk Grade 3/4

Division: Legal and Professional Services
- Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
- Req ID: 73092

**Paralegal - Property - NSW Trustee and Guardian**
- Ongoing full-time vacancy. 35 hours per week.
- Location: Sydney CBD. Flexible and hybrid working options available.
- Clerk Grade: Level 3/4. Base salary $82,193 p.a. to $90,001 p.a. plus superannuation and annual leave loading.

**About us**

At NSW Trustee and Guardian, we protect, promote and support the rights, dignity, choices and wishes of our customers. Whether we are writing a Will, acting as an executor, attorney, trustee, guardian, or financial manager, we are here for critical moments in our customers’ lives. Join our dedicated NSW Government agency and make a difference in the lives of over 47,000 people each year.

**Our commitment to diversity**

**About the team**

We are a small, flexible and highly motivated team. We are responsible for the internal conveyancing work for the organisation and this results in a fast paced, high volume practice. We only have 6 team members and manage up to 600 conveyances per year. The team is also responsible for all legal work in respect of aged care and retirement villages. We work in a collaborative way, with an emphasis on teamwork.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity that will see you providing professional paralegal and administrative support to the practice group’s solicitors to contribute to and support the provision of effective and efficient legal services to NSWTG and its customers.

For more information about the position, view the role description.

**About you**

You are a highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive individual with a passion for the legal field. Your excellent administrative skills enable you to efficiently support solicitors with tasks such as managing records, opening files, ordering property searches, handling communications, and preparing contract documents. You will also be involved in the invoicing and accounting aspects of the team. You are adept at using legal software, talking to external service providers and lawyers and preparing insightful reports.

You thrive both independently and as part of a team, contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment. You adhere to practice management standards and meticulously record your time. Your dedication to accuracy, efficiency, and teamwork makes you an invaluable asset to any legal team.

Sound like you? We would love to hear from you

**What we offer**

NSW Trustee and Guardian offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real purpose. Other benefits of joining us include:

- work-life balance with flexible work options (working from different work locations, variable start/finish times, job sharing)
- various leave options (recreation, parental, and flex leave of up to 24 days per year)
- career development including study leave and acting opportunities
- access to Fitness Passport and employee assistance program, and annual flu vaccinations

Be part of something bigger. For more information about joining us, visit the Careers page on our website.

**How to apply**
- Submit a resume (maximum five pages) and brief cover letter (maximum two pages) outlining your skills, experience and suitability
**Targeted Question 1**: Provide an example when you balanced working autonomously and collaboratively to achieve a work task or a team goal. (500 words. Max)

**Targeted Question 2**: Describe a time when you managed tight deadlines and ensured timely delivery of legal documents and tasks? What was the situation and the outcome?**(500 words. Max)

**Closing date**

**Applications close: 11:59pm, Sunday 23rd March 2025**

**Please note**:

- A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for 18 months.