Legal Research Assistant

Location: Sydney 

Contract Type: Permanent 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.  We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.  That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.  Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.  Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.  

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx

Your role:

We are seeking an experienced Legal Research Assistant to join our Sydney Business Services team in a permanent full-time position.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a consistent quality of work and will be involved in a broad range of duties, such as:

• Providing filing and lodgement services in accordance with the government's practice and procedures at courts, tribunals, and government departments.
• Conducting various online searches, including litigation, company, personal name (PPSR), and property titles.
• Preparing research on statutes and previous court and tribunal decisions relevant to our clients' cases.
• Preparing documents for filing and lodgement services following government practices and procedures at courts, tribunals, and government departments.
• Creating and managing workspaces for Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) electronic filings to facilitate secure property transactions. In conjunction, preparing the Client Authorisation Forms (CAF) and Verification of Identity (VOI) paperwork for lodgement. Maintaining the CAF and VOI registers for the purpose of enabling MinterEllison to act on a client’s behalf in PEXA.
• Providing training to new partners, senior associates, associates, and lawyers on search and lodgement processes and procedures at courts, tribunals, and government departments.
• Quality checking print production tasks to ensure that signatures and details of parties involved are completed before lodging at government departments.
• Assisting with national and local projects, including the development of internal request forms.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and practices to enhance service offerings.
• Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of procedures for courts, tribunals, and government departments.
• Following work, health, and safety procedures and ensuring compliance with safe work practices.
• Performing other ad hoc duties as required.

What you need:

We welcome applicants who have:

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment delivering strong customer service.
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar role within a legal or professional services environment.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and multitask at times under pressure.
• The ability to develop strong, productive working relationships with partners, senior associates, associates, lawyers, and administrative teams across the firm.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A strong proactive focus on the client and service excellence.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to adapt and be flexible to meet changing requirements and needs.
• Strong skills in influencing, negotiation, and delegation.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Experience in ServiceNow or other workflow applications would be well-regarded.

Why MinterEllison

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

How to apply

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. The remuneration package for this position is $65,000-$82,000 (including superannuation), commensurate with experience and qualifications. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page which can be accessed via myME.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact [email protected].