Paralegal

PARALEGAL

• Diverse and dynamic role as part of the APAC legal litigation team
• Develop core skills as part of a global legal team of experts in a supportive environment
• Full time, permanent role based in Perth

The APAC legal litigation team provide high quality, independent, timely legal advice on all issues having a material legal impact on the company. It manages strategic and material litigation and disputes, along with analysing legal risks including corporate, commercial, regulatory and compliance aspects in a wide range of matters.

About the role 

We are looking for an experienced Paralegal to join the APAC litigation team. Reporting to the Regional Head of Litigation for APAC, you will also support the American and European litigation teams. The role will require the highest level of professionalism and discretion along with the ability to build strong relationships across all product groups and legal functions.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Managing the preparation of APAC litigation legal reporting and litigation case management
• Maintain global legal hold register and issue document retention notices upon instruction
• Gathering information, preparation of summaries of findings for the APAC litigation team.
• Supporting work to perform large-scale eDiscovery tasks
• Liaising with external and internal stakeholders including external advisors and witnesses
• Drafting, reviewing, interpreting, and summarising complex legal documents
• Maintaining confidentiality protocols and personnel lists for confidential matters
• Document management including preparation and editing of correspondence and documents

What you’ll bring 

To succeed in this role, you will have: 

• 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Be commercially minded with experience in engaging with a range of stakeholders.
• Intermediate / advanced use of MS Office applications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - both written and verbal
• Strong attention to detail, able to proof-read and format documentation
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work effectively
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work autonomously and in a team
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Commitment to Rio Tinto core values of care, courage, and curiosity

What we offer

• Discounted Health cover scheme (Medibank) for employees and their immediate family 
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle 
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months 
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more 
• Eligible for the Rio Tinto employee share program
• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 
• Learning and development opportunities to support your desired technical or leadership career path 
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters 

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium –the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities, and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Where you’ll be working

This role will be based in the Perth, Western Australia at the Central Park office.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome –they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications close on 21^st September 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). Please have a conversation with your leader prior to applying for the role.