Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer

RELATBL Recruiting Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

adaptbl is seeking an experienced Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer for a Commonwealth Government client’s Legal Branch in Canberra. APS4/APS5 level with labour hire until 30 June 2027; full-time and part-time options with flexible arrangements considered.

Australian citizenship and Baseline security clearance required. Responsibilities include file management, legal expenditure coordination, stakeholder liaison, HR onboarding and research support, plus drafting and process improvements

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in a legal practice or supporting a legal team is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Support legal operations through file management, document control, and workflow coordination.
• Coordinate legal expenditure, including work orders, invoices, and financial administration.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and manage correspondence.
• Provide HR and administrative support, including onboarding and inbox management.
• Assist lawyers with legal research, drafting, and matter outsourcing.
• Drive process improvements and maintain knowledge of relevant legislative and policy frameworks.
• Use Microsoft Office and corporate systems to support Branch operations.
• Demonstrated experience providing administrative support in a fast-paced environment is required.

Skills

Administrative support

Legal support experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Paralegal/Administrative Support Officer

We are seeking experienced Administrative or Legal Support professionals at the APS4 or APS5 level to assist our Commonwealth Government client’s Legal Branch across legal, executive, finance and HR functions.

An initial labour hire contract until 30 June 2027 is available to candidates based in Canberra, ACT. Full-time and part-time arrangements are available, with other flexible arrangements considered case by case.

Please note: only Australian citizens with a minimum Baseline security clearance can be considered for this role.

Duties:

• Support legal operations through file management, document control, and workflow coordination.
• Coordinate legal expenditure, including work orders, invoices, and financial administration.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and manage correspondence.
• Provide HR and administrative support, including onboarding and inbox management.
• Assist lawyers with legal research, drafting, and matter outsourcing.
• Drive process improvements and maintain knowledge of relevant legislative and policy frameworks.
• Use Microsoft Office and corporate systems to support Branch operations.
• Demonstrated experience providing administrative support in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Previous experience working in a legal practice or supporting a legal team is highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work both in a team environment and independently.

About the role

We are seeking experienced Administrative or Legal Support professionals at the APS4 or APS5 level to assist our Commonwealth Government client’s Legal Branch across legal, executive, finance and HR functions.

An initial labour hire contract until 30 June 2027 is available to candidates based in Canberra, ACT. Full-time and part-time arrangements are available, with other flexible arrangements considered case by case.

Please note: only Australian citizens with a minimum Baseline security clearance can be considered for this role.

Duties:

• Support legal operations through file management, document control, and workflow coordination.
• Coordinate legal expenditure, including work orders, invoices, and financial administration.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and manage correspondence.
• Provide HR and administrative support, including onboarding and inbox management.
• Assist lawyers with legal research, drafting, and matter outsourcing.
• Drive process improvements and maintain knowledge of relevant legislative and policy frameworks.
• Use Microsoft Office and corporate systems to support Branch operations.

Requisite skills/experience:

• Demonstrated experience providing administrative support in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Previous experience working in a legal practice or supporting a legal team is highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work both in a team environment and independently.

Culture and benefits

People enjoy contracting with adaptbl because our business is owned and managed by people who have first‑hand experience working as contractors. We can relate. We treat people the way we would want to be treated, and we provide a range of perks and benefits to our staff.