Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer – Baseline Clearance Essential – $540 to $715 daily rate including super – Initial secondment to 30 June 2027 with possible extension – Canberra location (in office) – part-time options are available
The Role
We currently have a secondment opportunity within a Commonwealth Agency based in Canberra that is seeking a Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer with experience in a Commonwealth setting.
The Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to work as a secondee within the Commonwealth clients’ in-house legal team.
The successful candidate support the Legal Branch’s work including:
- supporting file management and the efficient and effective delivery of legal services;
- coordinating legal expenditure activities, including assisting with work orders and invoices and liaising with internal clients and external legal providers;
- supporting lawyers with discrete tasks, including undertaking legal research and basic drafting to complete templates;
- proactively gaining and maintaining knowledge of the agency’s legislative, policy and administrative frameworks;
- receiving and responding to phone calls, emails and general correspondence, and managing shared inboxes;
- liaising with internal and external stakeholders at all levels;
- using a variety of Microsoft programs and corporate systems;
- financial processing and administration;
- providing HR support to the Branch, including onboarding new starters;
- managing workflow and timeframes, escalating and progressing matters where necessary;
- creating files and managing documents and information; and
- providing ad hoc administrative support to the Branch as required.
The Requirements
A current (minimum) Baseline security clearance experience is a requirement for this role.
Although this position does not require legal qualifications a background legal and experience working in a Commonwealth legal practice providing administrative support is highly desirable.