Job description
Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous.
About the role
The Senior Paralegal will support the General Counsel & Company Secretary to provide efficient and effective support in CPA’s legal and regulatory requirements and to maintain sound corporate governance, including effective reporting to the Board.
Responsibilities of the role (not limited to):
- Drafting, reviewing and preparing standard contracts and other legal documents
- Managing CPA’s various legal and compliance registers and reporting obligations
- Managing and coordinating requests for client record access and subpoenas
- Raise awareness and support internal stakeholders to manage privacy compliance obligations
- Maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to manage legal risk
About you:
- 5 + years’ experience working in either a law firm or corporate legal department
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to work with multiple stakeholders
- Diligence and rigorous attention to detail
- Experience managing simultaneous projects and deliverables
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment whilst confident to work autonomously and to judge when escalation is required
- We encourage applications from both experienced paralegals including those currently in the workforce, and those who may be wanting to return to the workforce
Working for CPA offers you exceptional remuneration & benefits:
- Access to a tax-free meal, entertainment & venue benefit card valued at $2,650 per year
- Flexible ways of working – compressed hours, working from home options, flexibility surrounding hours
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave
- 3 additional leave days each year (conditions apply)
- $100 per year well-being allowance that you can use to enhance your wellbeing (e.g. purchase sports equipment, have a massage, take a meditation class, the choice is yours)
- Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Employee Referral Bonus Program, where you can be generously rewarded for referring a friend that joins CPA
Important information: At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a low level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click here.
Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking, or have sought, medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe employees of CPA.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. As such we encourage all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the rights, wellbeing and safety of people with a disability.
We are a child safe organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities.
We strongly encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles.