Location: World Square, CBD and WFH
Commencement Date: Immediate start or by negotiation
Closing Date: Monday, 7 April 2025
Capacity: Full-time, Temporary until December 2025

About the Role

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Paralegal is responsible for providing professional support to the Governance and Legal team in the delivery of legal services and compliance responsibilities for Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS).

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• acting as an initial point of contact for the team
• providing advice and where necessary escalating to other team members
• analysing and summarising documents
• drafting pleadings, document responses and responding to discovery requests
• case planning, development, and management
• legal research, fact gathering and information retrieval
• drafting correspondence
• undertaking fact checking
• monitoring email inboxes, tracking enquiries and maintaining a register of incoming matters
• performing a range of secretarial functions including filing, record keeping, data management and report generation
• any other duties as directed from time to time.

About You

We are seeking a motivated and professional candidate with the following experience, skills and knowledge:

• paralegal qualifications, current law student, undergraduate degree in law or relevant industry experience
• demonstrated knowledge of legal terminology, legal research techniques and legal communication principles and practices
• advanced capacity to comprehend and decipher legislation and legal documents
• demonstrated thorough knowledge of legal principles and procedure
• highly organised with an ability to juggle multiple deadlines and priorities
• strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• high attention to detail and accuracy
• willingness to respect, support and uphold the mission, ethos and teachings of the Catholic Church and the values of SCS.

Desirable:

• previous experience in the Education and/or not for profit sectors
• a current driver's licence.

Why Work for Sydney Catholic Schools

In joining SCS, you will be part of the largest Catholic education community in NSW. With a unified vision and shared resources, we encompass over 145 schools and over 74,000 students. We enable job mobility across the system, diverse career opportunities, and an extensive suite of professional development programs. 

SCS is renowned for excellence, with six schools in the top 100 and 13 in the top 150 of the 2024 HSC rankings. Over 51% of results were Band 5 or 6, and our students achieved 2,819 Distinguished Achiever mentions. 

Be part of a system that fosters academic, creative, and vocational success, shaping future leaders every step of the way.

In addition, we offer:

• a competitive salary of $105,148 per annum plus superannuation, paid on a pro-rata basis based on the duration of the appointment
• discounts on gym classes and memberships, activewear, healthy meals, and wellbeing products
• generous Employee Referral Program.

Application Process

To apply for this position please click APPLY and follow the prompts.

To support your application, you will be required to provide:

• your current CV
• cover letter highlighting the criteria above.

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
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Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.