Thomson Geer is a leading national law firm with offices in Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. The firm has approximately 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 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 our Banking & Finance team in Brisbane working directly with a Partner who specialises in front-end banking and finance and work as part of a broader national team. The successful candidate will work directly with the Partner 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: Have a genuine interest in the banking and finance industry; Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to work directly with clients; Have a high level of client exposure and direct interaction with institutional banking clients; Assist on aspects of larger corporate and property financing transactions; Demonstrate initiative and proactivity, with the ability to work 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 2-5 years' experience as a paralegal in a similar practice with exposure to financial transactions. What we Offer: As a leading national firm, we offer 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, 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 have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability, so that our team is taken care and we get the best outcomes for our clients.
