Paralegal Administrative Officer
blueAPACHE, Australia
Job Description
About us
blueAPACHE is an Australian owned award-winning Managed Service Provider, recognised for the 4th year running, as Mid-Market Partner of the Year at the ARN Innovation Awards.
We pride ourselves on being a genuinely great place to work, with a vibrant culture, clear vision, and strong leadership. When joining blueAPACHE, you are joining an organisation that is driven by our core values of employee and customer experience. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where we embrace our individual talents, and our differences.
The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Paralegal to join our Commercial team.
Flexible part time, work from home based in Australia
If successful, you be expected to be responsible for:
- Providing high-quality paralegal services and administrative support to the General Manager of Commercial
- Understanding legislation and interpreting legal documents.
- Interacting with clients, experts, and internal employees.
- Ensure documents are filed and managed properly.
- Inbound and Outbound phone calls
- Undertaking legal research and writing
- Drafting legal documents such as contracts, letters, variation agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
- Liaising with external counsel around complex legal matters.
- Assisting in the maintenance of company terms and conditions that relate to the Commercial side of the organisation and be involved with customer meetings.
Requirements
- 5 years + Previous experience in a Paralegal position
- Bachelor of Law or a Certificate in Paralegal Practice, Certificate III in Business Administration (Legal) or Certificate IV in Legal Services or similar would be advantageous.
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism with sensitive information.
- Capable of working autonomously and independently from home to progress workloads and priorities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Any prior experience working within an IT organisation would be an advantage but not mandatory.
- Excellent level of competency in IT applications such as MS Word (including track changes)
- The ideal candidate has a demonstrated knowledge of legal terminology, with a high-level of attention to detail.
- Experience in preparing legal documents and collaborating with external counsel around complex legal matters.
- Strong communication skills in both written and verbal
- Exceptional customer service skills; and commercial and business acumen.
Benefits
blueAPACHE continues to grow alongside some of Australia’s leading midmarket businesses, our valued clients. We stay abreast of current technologies to maintain our competitive advantage, offering the opportunity to develop professionally and provide an uncompressing offering to our clients and internal stakeholders. We recognise our people are our most significant differentiator.
- Competitive Salary
- Ongoing training and development
- Uncompromising values, driving a successful and happy work culture
- We offer options for you to interview virtually
- blueAPACHE oers an environment to make a real dierence, develop careers within a supportive and rewarding environment
- Regular social events and an awesome crew of colleagues work with a team of experts in their field
- Quality hardware / equipment provided
- Employee referral programs - once you are in and you are loving it - you can refer a friend / past colleague and get paid for it!
All offers of employment at blueAPACHE are subject to police clearance checks.