Senior Paralegal

Senior Paralegal

Role:
Senior Paralegal - multiple opportunities

Location:
Sydney CBD, flexible working options available

Grade:
Clerk Grade 05/06

Salary:
$99,938 - $110,271 plus superannuation

Employment Type:
Multiple opportunities, ongoing and temporary, Full-Time, and Part-Time.

Exciting opportunities are available for a Senior Paralegal (Grade 05/06) within our Department of Customer Service (DCS) Legal Division.

The DCS Legal team supports a range of portfolio business clients including Building Commission NSW, Digital.NSW, NSW Fair Trading, NSW Telco Authority, the Principal Department, SafeWork NSW, Service NSW, and the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA).

As a Senior Paralegal, you will be working in an interesting and fast paced legal services environment, joining a passionate, motivated, and engaged group of professionals providing independent, professional legal advice and legal services on a broad range of matters to a diverse client base. The ideal candidate for this role will have proven experience working in an administrative or paralegal role in an in-house legal team.

There are a number of ongoing and temporary full-time employment opportunities in a vibrant and supportive team. A talent pool may be created for future opportunities.

• Remuneration of $99,938 - $110,271 plus superannuation & leave loading, commensurate with experience.
• Based in Sydney CBD with flexible arrangements available.

The professional in this role will need to:

• Provide a range of senior paralegal functions to support the efficient operation of Legal services, including general administrative support, to optimise efficiency and support the delivery of business outcomes.
• Work in collaboration with junior and senior solicitors to support processes including matter management, reporting and precedents. The role may include legal research and drafting, preparing and collating briefs and other material, assisting with subpoenas and other requests for documents, and responding to customer inquiries.
• Act as point of contact with key customers and stakeholders by responding to enquiries and providing information and advice in an effective and responsive manner to support the on-time delivery of services.

About You:

• You will have relevant experience and/or qualifications.
• You will be a team player who is able to hit the ground running and a person who thrives working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities. You will understand the demands of supporting a diverse legal team.
• You can work independently where appropriate, are client focused with an ability to develop practical innovative solutions. Your role will be integral in supporting the effective operation of our Legal team.
• You will have strong analytical ability, lateral thinking, and problem-solving skills in addition to excellent communication skills and a strong ability to effectively manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

What we need from you:
To start your journey towards becoming one of our Senior Paralegals, please submit a covering letter (maximum two pages) and an up-to-date resume of no more than five pages, which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this position.

Salary Grade 5/6, with the base salary for this role starting at $99,938 base plus superannuation

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Closing Date: Friday 14th November at 10am

Careers at Department of Customer Service
A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

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