Paralegal | Real Estate & Construction | Canberra

Legal
Law Clerk / Paralegal
ACT
Permanent / Full Time
Recognised in the AFR BOSS Magazine's Best Places to Work 2024 and 2025
Join a modern, market-leading law firm that puts its people first
Collaborative team with opportunities for career development and progression
About you

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly regarded Real Estate and Construction team based in Canberra. The successful candidate will be passionate about fostering a collaborative environment and thrive working in a fast-paced high performing team.

To be successful in this role you will possess the following qualities:
At least 1 year of previous conveyancing paralegal experience is preferable, however not essential
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally (written and verbal)
Ability to manage competing priorities and time constraints practically and effectively
The ability to build rapport with clients
A team player and team first approach, with the ability to work with team members of varying levels
Pro-active focus on progressing matters to completion
This is a great opportunity to join for someone to take the next step in their career in a fun, supportive, fast paced environment.

Your role
We are seeking a Conveyancing Paralegal to join our Real Estate & Construction practice group in Canberra, on a permanent full-time basis.

Our property and infrastructure development experience is extensive. Our clients operate across the spectrum of real estate developments including large residential and mixed use projects, shopping centres, hotels and resorts, commercial and industrial buildings, major public infrastructure and large scale master planned communities.

With the support of experienced and approachable Partners and other lawyers and paralegals, this role will be responsible for end-to-end file management for high volume development project matters and other conveyancing matters.

Duties will include:
processing new instructions, with direct contact with clients
preparation of contracts and preparation of letters and documentation
completing online searches
managing paper and PEXA settlements
financial and administrative tasks

About Gadens
Gadens is a leading, independent Australian law firm, with a clear vision and strategy for the future. We help people achieve their purpose in a complex world, by leading by example, inspiring others, innovating and building something we are all proud of.

At Gadens, we:
develop and inspire our people
do the right thing and make an impact
work with quality clients in our chosen markets
solve problems with people and technology working seamlessly together
are a widely recognised and respected brand.
What we offer
30 weeks paid parental leave – Our market leading policy includes 30 weeks paid parental leave for all permanent staff, with no tenure required. This includes superannuation contributions while on parental leave, an external coach to support through various stages of parental leave and support and paid leave for surrogacy and IVF treatment.
Flexibility – Hybrid working arrangements. This includes flexible working hours as well as equipment to support working from home.
Annual leave - Ability to purchase up to 4 weeks of annual leave a year as well as a gifted day of leave for your birthday month which we call “Gadens day”
Health & Wellbeing – We offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits to empower and support our people including, regular social events, employee assistant program, bonus program for non-fee earners, discounted private health insurance, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, recognition awards and much more!
Learning & Development –We promote a culture of continuous learning opportunities including access to professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring study support as well for further education.
Community involvement – We give back to the community through our well-established pro bono program as well as staff volunteering initiatives.
We are always on the lookout for star performers to join our growing firm. To find out more please visit