Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has more than 800 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients - their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment. The role: We are currently looking for an experienced Paralegal to join a highly successful blended Corporate (M&A) and Debt Finance team in our Melbourne Office. The successful candidate will work directly with Partners and a range of lawyers, with the opportunity to have variety of work, a degree of autonomy and opportunities for career progression and advancement. The successful candidate will: Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to work directly with clients; Enjoy a high level of client exposure and direct interaction with banks and private lenders, as well as large corporate clients; Assist and support the team on aspects of larger Corporate (M&A) transactions; Demonstrate initiative and proactivity, with the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively as part of the team; Independently run medium scale front end lending and discharge transactions (including document preparation, certification and arranging and attending to both physical and PEXA settlements); Demonstrate strong attention to detail, a client service orientation and an enthusiastic approach to your work; Possess excellent time management and organisational skills; and Have a proficiency using FileSite or a similar document management system. Ideally, you are talented and ambitious and enjoy working in a collegial environment. This is a genuine opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and growing firm and practice, and become an integral member of this expanding, cohesive, national team. To be successful in this role, you will ideally have at least 3 years' experience as a paralegal in a similar practice with exposure to conveyancing and financing transactions. What we offer: As a major corporate commercial firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: interesting and challenging pro-bono opportunities, flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, gym membership, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more. We value diversity, curiosity and positivity in all that we do. We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of. What you need to do: If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply via the link below.
