Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer – Baseline Clearance Essential

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 (on-site) – 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 recent 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.

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📌 Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer – Baseline Clearance Essential (Canberra)
🏢 Limber Recruitment
📍 Canberra