Conveyancing Clerk

About us

We’re passionate about what we do and want you to be too.

Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading law firms with an unrivalled reputation in our markets. We’re proud that our partners and our legal expertise is consistently recognised by Chambers Asia-Pacific, Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s Guide.

With over 110 partners, our teams are organised into three strategic pillars so that we can play to our strengths:

• Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
• Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners’ corporation and workplace law
• Government – spanning local, state and federal government

Our clients include Australian and international insurers and reinsurers, corporates of all sizes, and federal, state and local government.

Nationally, over 750 talented people deliver top-quality legal advice and representation, coupled with exceptional client service and support, across our offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.

Our partners are committed to fostering flexible, inclusive and diverse environments for our employees. We have the fourth highest percentage of female partners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey, July 2024.

We value technical excellence and collegiality, offer a great workplace culture and excellent opportunities to further your career, whether you are just starting out, are an experienced lawyer or a business services professional.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity in our property team based in our Cairns office, for an experienced Conveyancing Clerk on a full time basis.  This role will see you working on all aspects of QLD conveyancing files within our existing and successful property team.  Importantly, you will liaise with and keep our clients and other stakeholders informed throughout the process.  This is a busy practice with great opportunities to grow your skills in a number of areas.

Previous experience within a property team in a professional services office environment would be highly regarded.

Working closely with a Special Counsel and Senior Conveyancer, some of your duties will include:

• Receiving and actioning client instructions
• Drafting relevant correspondence and legal documents
• Diary management and co-ordination of meetings
• Conducting searches
• Transcribing digital dictation
• Telephone calls to clients, other law firms and third parties
• Assisting with the conduct of commercial and conveyancing transactions in a predominantly electronic environment (including via PEXA);
• Checking contracts and preparing files for settlement
• File management, including opening new files and closing/archiving concluded matters
• Monthly billing, including invoicing and preparation of bills
• Other general administrative responsibilities as required. 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be a Conveyancing Clerk with at least one year experience, who thrives in a busy environment. Your ability to work cohesively in a team, as well as autonomously will be valued, as will your strong commitment to outstanding customer service. We are looking for candidates who demonstrate initiative and good judgement, and have exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail. Previous experience with PEXA is highly regarded.

Culture & benefits of working with us

We work for great clients and advise them on interesting issues and matters so every day is different. We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences so you can bring your authentic self to the workplace. To support you, we offer a wide range of wellbeing and financial benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements to help you balance your work and personal commitments
• Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, corporate discounts at 400+ leading fitness and wellbeing brands and mental health first aiders
• Paid parental leave and accreditations as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace and Family Inclusive Workplace
• Continuous learning and development programs so that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow
• Mentoring opportunities and on the job learning to support your professional and personal development
• Diversity, inclusion and equality policy and employee reference groups (LGBTQIA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that we continue to live our values
• Dress for your day because we trust our people to make choices which appropriately represent our firm.

How to apply

If this opportunity is attractive to you, please submit your cover letter and CV. If you are applying for a Paralegal, Law Graduate or Lawyer role, please also provide your academic transcript with your application.

We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, neurodiverse people and people with disability. If you have questions about the recruitment process or require any adjustments to participate, please let us know in your application.

We prefer to connect with people directly and do not require recruitment agency assistance with this vacancy. Any applications submitted by recruitment agencies without having been briefed will not be considered a valid introduction.