Paralegal

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Part-time

**Salary**: $79,122 - $96,073

**Grade**:VPS 3

**Occupation**:Legal

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:383
- The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) has an opportunity for a Paralegal to join the Department’s in-house Legal Projects and Regulatory Services Branch. **This is a part-time (0.5 FTE), fixed term role until 30 June 2026.**
- The Legal Projects and Regulatory Services Branch includes a multi-disciplinary project services team to partner with colleagues across the department to design and implement priority legal projects, including governance and regulatory reform through the provision of expert advisory, litigation management and legislation services. The branch also delivers the Division's prosecutions functions and provides FOI and privacy advice, including coordination of requests for documents by Parliament or its committees.
- The Paralegal will play a critical support role, providing quality administrative and paralegal assistance within a flexible and supportive team that is passionate about the work they do and the impact their work has on the community.
- Reporting to the Managing Principal Solicitor, Legal Projects, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Providing administrative and systems support to ensure timely delivery of expert advisory, litigation management and legislation services.
- Providing legal research, procurement and planning support to the branch as required.
- Contributing to the successful delivery of services and projects, identification and management of project risks, creation of efficient business systems and execution strategies.
- Providing secretariat support for stakeholder meetings, forums, committees, and project control boards.
- Conducting projects of defined scope under direction.
- Liaising with a diverse range of stakeholders (both internal and external).
- Supporting Divisional projects as required.
- This role will suit a team player who has outstanding attention to detail and strong communication and legal research skills. You will also be comfortable taking initiative, and managing priorities in a fast-paced working environment.
- The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience in providing project and/or administrative support.
- To be considered for this position, your cover letter must highlight how you meet the key selection criteria.

**Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications**
- Proven ability to manage priorities, clarify problems and identify solutions in a fast-paced working environment.
- An understanding of government, departmental and Ministerial functions and processes is desirable.
- Strong legal research skills.

**This is a fixed term, part-time (0.5 FTE) position available until 30 June 2026. The work location for this position is 2 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements available.**
- To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.
- Please refer to the Key Selection Criteria provided in the **Position Description**, including the mandatory requirements.

**How to Apply**:

- Click the **‘Apply’** button and you'll be redirected to a new platform and create an account.
- Applications close **11.59pm on Thursday, 11 September 2025.**

**Other relevant information**:

- To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

**A Diverse, Inclusive and Flexible Workplace**
- DEECA welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and we focus on the essential requirements of the job and being consistent and fair in our treatment of all applicants. We also understand that a balanced life is important to our employees. Talk to us about our flexible options such as working some days from home, starting early or late, working part time, job sharing or accessing paid or unpaid leave.

- Applications close Thursday 11 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 28 August 2025