Paralegal

Paralegal

City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington.

Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of benefits available for our people have a look at “Why Stonnington”.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Please view the below documents for this position:

• Success Profile
• Inherent Requirements

Job Description

As Paralegal you will be the first point-of-contact, providing high-level administrative and project support to the Legal team in accordance with organisational, government and legislative obligations. You will be required to support the Legal team on all legal administrative matters including tasks such as preparing and managing briefs to externals and external communications and supporting the maintenance of the Legal Intranet page, keeping information up to date with approved changes.

You are also required to:

• Coordinate the flow of information from internal and external stakeholders for the Legal team and triage of queries from Council to team members accordingly
• Raise requisitions and process tax invoices, including allocating costs from other Business Units
• Provide support to staff on Council Policy and related procedures, and Legal administrative matters
• Identify, maintain and implement improvement opportunities for the operation of the team
• Be responsible for administrative tasks related to pending Legal Services Panel (currently out to public tender) and Legal project delivery and coordination

This is a temporary part time position for 12 months with an annual salary range of $92,922 - $100,635 (pro-rata) per annum + 11.5 % superannuation. 

This is a hybrid position where one of the three days could be worked remotely if desired. There is also flexibility around exact days and hours worked upon negotiations.

When onsite you are based within our bright, modern and sustainable 311 Glenferrie Road office on the corner of High Street and Glenferrie Road in Malvern where boutique stores, cafes and health clubs are in abundance. From the office you can easily walk to Malvern Gardens, High Street Armadale or Glenferrie Road. Malvern and Armadale Train Station are a short walk away and tram stops are out the front of the building.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience in a legal, regulatory or governance environment (preferable) working with legislative Acts and Regulations, and understanding of underlying principles
• Strong legal administrative skills and attention to detail and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills and efficient time management skills
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service to all stakeholders and a willingness to work collaboratively across a wide range of projects.
• Ability to administratively manage Legal Services, including implementation of and ongoing maintenance of the pending Legal Services Panel 
• Experience in a similar Legal administrative and/or paralegal role; and/or relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent relevant to law and business administration or other relevant discipline

Join Stonnington today. Work that matters. People who make a difference.  

Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Fiona Ford General Counsel on fford@stonnington.vic.gov.au 

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333. 

Submitting your application 

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.

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To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.