The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join our Advance team within Ashurst Perkins Coie.

- Duration: 6 months
- Arrangement: Full time (hybrid)
- Location: Brisbane
- Key Responsibilities:

- Conducting and managing PEXA settlements end-to-end, including lodgement of documents, verification of settlement figures and coordination with all parties to ensure timely completion
- Assisting with Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) searches, registrations and discharges
- Supporting the delivery of BAU transactional matters alongside senior team members
- Maintaining client relationships through responsive, quality work product

About You

You are an experienced paralegal with a minimum of 3 years' experience, bringing a strong track record working within a law firm or legal services organisation.

Required Experience & Expertise:

- PEXA settlements experience - demonstrated hands-on experience using the PEXA platform to manage and complete property settlements, including familiarity with workspace management, financial settlement schedules and lodgement processes
- Experience working in a legal support, paralegal, or equivalent capacity within a law firm or legal services environment
- Strong understanding of Australian property and real estate transactions
- Ability to manage multiple matters concurrently under tight deadlines
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality delivery
- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Familiarity with high-volume, process-driven legal work
- Prior experience in banking and finance transactional support
- Knowledge of broader funds and finance documentation

Attributes:

- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple property settlement matters simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and meeting strict deadlines
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality and precision across legal documentation,



settlement processes and financial transactions
- Resilient and adaptable, able to perform effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced and process-driven environment
- Excellent communicator with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines and manage workload independently
- Reliable and accountable, taking ownership of matters and seeing tasks through to completion
- Professional and trustworthy, exercising discretion when handling confidential client and transaction information

Other requirements:

- A current Australian practising certificate is not essential
- Right to live and work in Australia

About Reach

Reach is the adaptable legal resourcing platform of Ashurst Perkins Coie, a global law firm with more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices. Sitting within Advance, the firm's NewLaw division, we place lawyers and professionals where they're needed most — whether our clients need to meet a surge in demand, cover leave, bridge a recruitment gap, or bring in specialist expertise.

Why join Reach?

Reach gives you the flexibility to build a career that fits your life — not the other way around. We work with talented consultants across a broad range of specialties, matching the right people with the right opportunities.

Here's what you can expect as a Reach consultant:

- Flexibility and choice — control over how, when, and where you work, on terms that suit your life.
- A genuine partnership — a dedicated Reach team who will get to know you and actively champion your career goals.
- The backing of a global firm — the resources, reputation, and culture of Ashurst Perkins Coie, including access to clients doing market-leading work and a refreshingly open and inclusive community.

Interested?

Ready to find out more? Hit "Apply" - we'd love to hear from you, and will be in touch should your experience match what the role requires.

📌 Reach Paralegal (Property and PPSR) | Brisbane
🏢 Ashurst
📍 Brisbane