Are you an organised administration professional looking for a role that offers variety, development opportunities, and exposure to legal, finance, HR and stakeholder engagement functions?
We are seeking a high-performing
APS4 or APS5 Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer
to join a Federal Government client in Canberra.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys being at the centre of a busy team, thrives on variety, and is keen to broaden their skills beyond traditional administration.
This position offers a unique blend of administrative support, legal coordination, finance administration, stakeholder engagement and research-based work.
This role is offered as a non-ongoing contract until 30th of June ****, with potential for extension.
About the Role
Supporting a dynamic Legal area, you will play a key role in ensuring the efficient support of the team with administrative tasks, with the opportunity to expand into areas such as paralegal support, research, finance administration and HR support.
Key Responsibilities
Managing and monitoring shared inboxes and client enquiries
Triaging and allocating matters to legal teams
Supporting teams across the branch with administration support
Assisting with legal research and preparing draft templates and documents
Financial processing
Supporting file management and document control
Liaising with internal and external stakeholders
Providing HR support to the Branch, including onboarding new starters
Supporting workflow management and contributing to process improvements
Undertaking a range of general administrative duties as required
About You
Previous administration, coordination or executive support experience




Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
A proactive and solutions-focused approach
Confidence working with a variety of stakeholders
Solid Microsoft Office skills
Previous experience working in a legal, government, policy, compliance, HR or professional services environment will be highly regarded.
Eligibility Requirements
Hold or be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance
Hold a current Police Check or be willing to obtain one
If you are a motivated administration professional looking for a role that offers variety, responsibility and genuine career development opportunities, we would love to hear from you.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Hudson
Hudson is committed to helping you find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and free to thrive.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences - because when different voices come together, amazing things happen
Casual Loading
Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading.
This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.
Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria.
This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state.
These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.
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📌 Aps4/5 Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer (Canberra)
🏢 Hudson Australia
📍 Canberra