Paralegal/ Junior Lawyer

Paralegal/ Junior Lawyer

**Primary Details**
Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee
- Location: Sydney
- Type: Permanent, full time
- Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

**The opportunity**

We are looking for an ambitious and driven individual to join our dynamic in-house Group Legal team.

**Your new role**

Reporting into the Special Counsel in the Group Legal Technology & Commercial team, you'll assist a team of lawyers to provide high quality legal support services to QBE Group.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with ambition, intelligence, and a strong work ethic to build their knowledge in corporate and commercial law with a view to developing to a junior lawyer role.

**Your Role Will Involve**:

- Conducting legal research on commercial law, privacy, artificial intelligence and technology and analysing legal issues and recommending appropriate solutions under the guidance and direction of counsel
- Preparing legal documents, including confidentiality agreements and service contracts
- Assisting lawyers with workflow and delivery of legal advice
- Maintaining legal files and systems
- Providing administrative support and responding to enquiries
- Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and internal policy / governance documents and procedures

**About You**:
We are looking for a qualified lawyer, Law Graduate or someone studying towards a legal qualification who is keen to progress to lawyer
- Fundamental knowledge of Law and familiarity with legal terminology and principles
- Knowledge of legal and regulatory research methodology
- Excellent attention to detail and time management skills
- Tech-savvy with knowledge of legal systems and tools
- Ability to analyse and review legal documents
- Experience with legal research

**About QBE**

We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We're an international insurer that's building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We're proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE - let's make it happen

**Benefits**

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

- 'Hybrid Working' - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
- Our 'Thriving at our Best' wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

**Rewards & Recognition**

We value our employee's experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
- Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
- Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
- Family First accredited employer since 2021

**and let's make it happen**

**Skills**:
Case Management, Communication, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Intentional collaboration, Legal Consulting, Legal Descriptions, Legal Documents, Managing performance, Professional Development, Regulatory Compliance, Research Analysis, Risk Management, Sound Judgment, Team Management

Application Close Date: 31/01/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

Job ID 333595