Commonwealth Government Practice Coordinator

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP; Nambour; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright in Canberra seeks a Commonwealth Government Practice Coordinator to join the Commonwealth Government practice on a full-time, permanent basis. You will coordinate reporting, panel administration, and security clearance processes, while providing broad paralegal support to the team.

Working closely with Partners, lawyers, Business Services and government stakeholders, you will draft correspondence and briefs, conduct legal research, maintain data repositories, and help drive

Qualifications

• Experience in legal support or paralegal roles within a law firm or government.
• Experience working with government clients and panel reporting is highly regarded.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate panel management, reporting and stakeholder coordination.
• Coordinate Australian Government security clearance processes.
• Coordinate Commonwealth Government reporting obligations.
• Draft and prepare correspondence, reports, legal documents and other materials.
• Conduct legal research and assist with briefs, schedules and summaries.
• Maintain reporting data, practice resources and key information repositories.
• Support process improvement and efficient reporting and administrative processes.

Skills

Legal support coordination

Paralegal support

Stakeholder coordination

Legal research

Reporting and administration

Time management

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

About us

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We providethe world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutionswith a full business law service. We have more than 4000lawyers based in over 58 offices across Europe, the UnitedStates, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, theMiddle East and Central Asia.

The role

We are looking for a Commonwealth Government PracticeCoordinator to join our CommonwealthGovernment practice, based inCanberra, on a full-time, permanentbasis.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in one of thefirm's flagship practice areas, supporting the operationalrequirements of the practice and helping to drive the deliveryof high-quality service to Commonwealth Government clients.

Working closely with Partners, lawyers, Business Services teamsand government stakeholders, you will coordinate reporting,panel administration, security clearance processes and a rangeof practice support activities, while also providing broaderparalegal support across the team.

This is a varied and hands-on role suited to a highly organisedprofessional who enjoys building strong relationships, managingcompeting priorities and contributing to the ongoing success ofa busy legal practice.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day operational and administrativerequirements of the Commonwealth Government practice, includingpanel management, reporting and stakeholder coordination
• Coordinate Australian Government security clearanceprocesses, working closely with employees, government agenciesand internal stakeholders
• Coordinate Commonwealth Government reporting obligations,ensuring accurate and timely submission in accordance withclient and panel requirements
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and externalstakeholders regarding panel arrangements, matteradministration and client-specific requirements
• Draft and prepare correspondence, reports, legal documentsand other practice-related materials
• Conduct legal research and assist with the preparation ofbriefs, schedules and summaries
• Maintain reporting data, practice resources and keyinformation repositories
• Support process improvement initiatives and contribute tothe development of efficient and consistent reporting andadministrative processes

Requirements

• Australian citizenship, with the ability to obtain andmaintain an Australian Government Security Clearance
• Previous experience in a legal support, practice support,coordination, administration or paralegal role within a lawfirm or government
• Experience working with government clients, panelarrangements or reporting requirements will be highlyregarded