Paralegal - Legal Services - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -NSW Trustee and Guardian

NSW Government -NSW Trustee and Guardian

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Paralegal - Legal Services

NSW Trustee & Guardian
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?1x ongoing Full-time opportunity (35 hours per week)

Sydney, CBD location with flexible and remote working options available.
Clerk Grade 3/4. Base salary ranges from $75,992 to $83,211 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

About us
NSW Trustee & Guardian protects, promotes and supports the rights, dignity, choices and wishes of the people of NSW.

The agency supports the Chief Executive Officer and the Public Guardian to provide customer-centred services to the people of NSW, including some of the state's most vulnerable.

We do this by providing a range of multidisciplinary services including Will-making, estate planning, executorship, trustee, financial management and guardianship services.

We write more than 13,000 estate planning documents each year, support over 49,000 customers annually and manage over seven billion dollars in customer assets.

A NSW government agency within the Stronger Communities Cluster, our services help support and protect people at critical moments in their lives.

About the role

Provide professional paralegal and administrative support to the practice group's solicitors to contribute to and support the provision of effective and efficient legal services to NSWTG and its customers.

For more information about the position, view the role description

About You

You'll have experience providing a range of administrative support to solicitors, as well as carrying out registry and document searches, undertaking legal research and preparing written documents, such as correspondence, administrative tasks including setting up pleadings and affidavits and Court orders for Solicitors to complete, and prepare reports including case summaries and analysis.

Essential Requirements
All roles require a willingness to have phone calls monitored for monitoring and training purposes

National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 201
Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Our commitment to diversity

What we offer
NSW Trustee & Guardian offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real purpose.

Other benefits of joining us include:
- work-life balance with flexible work options including flex leave
- leave options including 14 weeks parental or adoption leave
- career development including study leave

Fitness Passport

Be part of something bigger. For more information about joining us, please visit the Careers page on our website.
- submit a resume (maximum five pages) and brief cover letter (maximum two pages) outlining your skills, experience and suitability
- answer the following targeted questions (maximum two pages):

Question 1:
Describe a time in a professional environment setting where you were juggling multiple competing tasks and deadlines. How did you manage the situation? What steps did you take to prioritise and deliver the outcomes?

Question 2:

Provide an example of a situation where you took ownership of a challenging issue and provided a solution for the client or your supervisor in a short time frame.

Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 2 April 2023

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