Paralegal, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Perth

The Role

We have one of the world's leading litigation and dispute resolution (L&DR) practices specializing in complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation, international arbitration, and regulatory investigations around the globe. Our team in Australia is one of the country's leading litigation and dispute resolution teams and has overseen many of the most complex corporate cases and arbitrations in the market in recent years.

Our team in Sydney and Perth is seeking a highly motivated Paralegal on a full-time basis or part-time basis (three days a week). The successful candidate will assist the team on a variety of complex construction disputes and international arbitrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting the dispute resolution team with the preparation of documents and progression of matters.
• Attending to filing of Court documents with the Federal and Supreme Courts.
• Assisting with preparation of Briefs to Counsel and delivery of Briefs.
• Assisting with taking documents to Court (including using a trolley).
• Attending to logistics for Court, including ordering transcripts, preparing summaries, and other related matters.
• Assisting lawyers with legal research, including with requests from our global offices, and preparing accurate and concise summaries.
• Assisting with document and file management.
• Attending to document review and discovery processes.
• Assisting with other ad hoc legal and non-legal tasks as and when requested by Partners/senior associates, including from other practice areas.
• Assisting administration staff from time to time.

Your Experience

• Strong work ethic.
• Self-motivation and drive to go above-and-beyond.
• Strong team player and focus on helping colleagues.
• Strong ability in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, and comfortable with IT systems.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong research skills and ability to identify legal issues.
• Studying towards a Bachelor Degree in law (having completed at least 1 year of study with strong academics).

Who We Are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organizations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part of an innovative, diverse, and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, color, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.