Paralegal Senior Specialist, APAC

About The Role

The Legal and Compliance Legal team is looking for a self-motivated and organized Paralegal to support the team.

Reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance, APAC, you will, as required:

• Run the regional corporate secretarial function, including scheduling and running board meetings, attending to and putting in effect changes to the composition of the board, working with internal stakeholders and external service providers to complete statutory filing matters and lodgment of annual return within prescribed deadlines.
• Prepare, review, and manage legal documents (e.g., contracts, presentations, filings, precedents), and support the drafting of agreements and legal documents.
• Assist in the preparation of training and presentation materials.
• Organize and manage documents, including precedents and templates, and establish a system to maintain and retrieve such documents.
• Liaise with external counsel, service providers, and internal teams, facilitating timely communications, instructions, and the effective management of legal spending (e.g. purchase order management and matter level budgeting).
• Assist in maintaining calendars, arranging meetings and conferences.
• General administration duties as required.

About You

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
• 4+ years’ experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in a law firm or in an in-house setting.
• Proficiency in technology skills required for the role, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and its interfaces.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time-critical, sensitive work.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow direction and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills in English.