Legal Admin Support (Paralegal or EA) | APS4/5

Beaumont&Beaumont; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Competitive pay

Canberra location

Job summary

Beaumont&Beaumont in Canberra seeks Legal Administrative Support roles at APS4/5 levels, including Executive Assistant and Paralegal paths. Roles offer hybrid work, full-time or part-time arrangements, and a initial contract to 30 June 2027.

Prior Commonwealth Government or legal admin experience is valued; strong communication and organisation are essential. You will support file management, legal drafting, and stakeholder liaison while ensuring efficiency and confidentiality in a

Qualifications

• Experience in legal administration or Commonwealth Government as a Paralegal/EA is advantageous.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with internal/external stakeholders and work in a team.
• Familiarity with legislative/policy contexts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support proper file management and delivery of legal services.
• Coordinate legal expenditure activities including work orders and invoices.
• Assist lawyers with legal research and drafting to complete templates.
• Liaise with internal clients and external legal providers as appropriate.
• Provide ad hoc administrative support to the broader team.

Skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Records management

Digital literacy

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Records management systems

Job description

Legal Admin Support (Paralegal or EA) | APS4/5

Beaumont&Beaumontare seeking applications for Legal Administrative Support roles (Executive Assistants, as well as Paralegals) at the APS4 and APS5 equivalent levels to join a Commonwealth Government Agency in Canberra.

These roles are available in both full-time and part-time working arrangements, with flexibility for hybrid arrangements (subject to negotiation with the client), and is for an initial period up to 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension.

Work-life balance with regular office hours.

Competitive pay.

Opportunity for Commonwealth Government experience in a legal environment.

Highly professional workplace.

Key Skills and Experience:

Previous work in the legal industry or Commonwealth Government as a Paralegal, Executive Assistant, or performing high level administrative support functions will be highly regarded.

For Executive Assistant roles, experience providing a full spectrum of support (diary management, matter management, stakeholder liaison, etc) to senior executives or lawyers will be highly regarded.

For Paralegal roles, experience in private or Government legal practice areas will be advantageous.

Legal or related administrative qualifications are not essential, but will be highly regarded.

Familiarity and experience working within legislative and policy contexts in Commonwealth Agencies is highly desirable.

Extremely strong written and oral communication skills and able to communicate effectively and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.

Ability to work under general direction, take initiative, and work well in a team to support other roles and functions.

Extremely organised, able to work to deadlines and adaptable to change.

Strong digital literacy skills, including Microsoft Office products and records management systems.

Ability to prioritise, multi-task and display a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Duties of the role

Responsibilities of both Executive Assistant and Paralegal roles may include, but are not limited to:

Working closely with the team to support proper file management and the efficient and effective delivery of legal services.

Coordinating legal expenditure activities, including assisting with work orders and invoices.

Supporting lawyers with discrete tasks, including undertaking legal research and basic drafting to complete templates.

Assisting with outsourcing of legal matters and liaising with internal clients and external legal providers as appropriate.

Proactively assisting with coordinating tasks, contributing ideas, and improving processes to facilitate continuous improvement.

Proactively gaining and maintaining knowledge of the agency’s legislative, policy and administrative frameworks.

Receiving and responding to phone calls, emails and general correspondence.

Liaising with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Using a variety of Microsoft programs and corporate systems.

Financial processing and administration.

Providing HR support to the broader team, including onboarding new starters.

Managing workflow and timeframes, escalating and progressing matters where necessary.

Creating files and managing documents and information.

Managing shared inboxes.

Providing ad hoc administrative support to the broader team as required.

Other Important Information

Candidates will be considered against broad selection criteria, but you should identify whether you are interested in a Legal Administrative Support role more aligned to an Executive Assistant, Paralegal, or both.

While flexible work or work from home may be available for this role, this will be determined subject to operational needs and approval from the client. Candidates should therefore be prepared for this role to be an in-office role.

Applications for this role will close COB Tuesday 27 September 2026.

To be eligible for this role you must have an existing minimum Baseline Security clearance that is current or that was very recently made inactive.