Paralegal

February 23, 2025
- 11:47 pm

**Paralegal**

**Brisbane**
- The Opportunity

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and confident paralegal to join our dynamic legal team in our Brisbane office. This is an exciting time for Robert Bird Group, as we go through continual expansion and complete our most exciting projects yet. This role presents a thrilling opportunity for someone looking to further their career within a thriving international engineering consultancy.
- Duties

Key responsibilities include:

- Maintenance and administration of the legal management systems
- Drafting and negotiating professional service agreements, non-disclosure and exclusivity agreements, joint venture agreements and other transaction documents between RBG and various local, national and international government, construction and developer clients
- Drafting and negotiating professional service agreements with sub-consultants and preparing service orders
- Reviewing requests for tender and preparing necessary material for inclusion in responses to tender
- Assisting in standard contract development, policy development, corporate governance and staff training programmes
- Assisting in drafting necessary transaction documents for share disposals and acquisitions
- Assisting with preparation of Board, committee and management reports and participation in management meetings at national and international levels
- Reporting regularly with the General Counsel and Legal Counsel
- Assisting with Debt recovery processes
- Maintaining precedent and template documents (for example, confidentiality and exclusivity agreements, standard terms of supply) for use across the business
- Conducting research (legal and otherwise) and reporting findings
- Maintenance of the RBG lease portfolio
- Liaison with insurers regarding policy and other insurance documents as required

What we need:

- 1 years prior paralegal experience
- The ability to work on multiple and complex matters, prioritising and meeting deadlines
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication and high attention to detail
- Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Experience in the construction industry advantageous but not essential
- Robert Bird Group is an equal employment opportunity employer._
- This role does not require agency input. Please do not forward CVs directly to RBG’s employees/managers. We do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees._
- About Us

Robert Bird Group is a leading international structural, geotechnical, civil and construction engineering consultancy. We are specialists in the built environment and complex infrastructure. We maintain a one firm ethos and family culture which has allowed the business to operate across all barriers, always focused to achieve best for project, and best for our people.

Robert Bird Group is a member of the SJ Group, a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future.

Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in Surbana Jurong and its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA and SMEC, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries.
- Why work with us?

A global engineering consulting firm who provide specialist solutions across Buildings + Cities, Infrastructure + Energy and Integrated Solutions. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables.

**Seniority level**:

- Entry
- Mid

**Job function**:

- Paralegal

**Employment type**:

- Full Time

**Industries**:

- Engineer