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Are you an experienced legal administrative professional looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Do you excel in providing exceptional client service while working in a fast-paced, innovative and collaborative environment in which you learn everyday?

Our Corporate Services team is seeking a Corporate Paralegal / Legal Assistant to join our Sydney office in a full-time permanent position. As part of the Corporate Services team, you will provide support within our corporate department.

As a member of our team, you will be responsible for:

• Demonstrating a team approach; strive to achieve outputs and goals for the team and firm as a whole;
• Ensuring our lawyers' practices are organized efficiently, and that clients' expectations are consistently exceeded;
• Act as a liaison between the firm and clients;
• Providing general administrative support including (not limited to) document preparation, attend to filings, preparation of closing documents, transaction record books and reporting, calendar management, responding to inquiries, accounting and billing, minute book updating;
• Maintain our Corporate Services database according to standard procedures;
• Prepare and update information on annual resolutions/minutes and dividend resolutions;
• Prepare and update information regarding notices of changes of officers, directors, and shareholders and related minute book updates;
• Attend to updates regarding name changes, amalgamations, continuances;
• Being creative, sharing ideas, learning from others and sharing your skills and knowledge; and,
• Challenging yourself and your team every day; and having fun while doing so!

The successful candidate will possess the following skill set:

• The ideal candidate will have a Paralegal or Legal Administration diploma or other related education;
• Minimum two (2) years experience as a Legal Assistant or Paralegal preferably within the corporate field;
• Excel in a demanding, high-paced team environment, be highly detail-oriented, and flexible to changing priorities;
• Exceptional technology skills, with proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office and legal billing systems;
• Experience using document and information management software, online recording registries and databases would be an asset; and,
• Exceptional communication skills, a special focus on client service and the highest degree of professionalism.

Our team members have access to:

• Defined-benefit pension plan;
• Firm-paid health and dental benefits;
• Health spending account;
• Personal spending account;
• Time for you:
  • Including vacation, personal and sick days.
• Balancing life:
  • Work from home / Flex work options available for many team members.
• Our Team - we can't say enough about our people! You will be part of a collaborative, collegial, respectful and caring team; and,
• Participating in a variety of teams including our Corporate Social Responsibility, Wellness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and so many more.

McInnes Cooper is committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive, representative of the communities in which we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through our on-line application process.

As part of the recruitment process, MC will provide accommodation(s) to candidates with disabilities. If you require an accommodation(s) to participate in the recruitment process with us, please contact at Alana Burgess at [email protected] or 902.455.8260.