Paralegal

Paralegal / Legal Admin Assistant

Be part of a highly motivated and collaborative legal team at Yancoal by providing administrative support

• Build on your existing experience by supporting our legal team
• 12 months fixed term mat leave cover, based in Sydney CBD
• Hybrid work model and a generous well-being program

Who are we?

Welcome to Yancoal. For nearly 20 years, we have been supporting the prosperity of Australia. With over 4,500 people working across our operations, our team is made up of experts in their field. From engineers to operators, to environmentalists, surveyors, tradespeople, accountants, marketers and beyond – we are proud of our people and everything we achieve together as One Yancoal. Yancoal Australia now owns, operates or participates in nine producing coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia.

At Yancoal we are looking for those individuals that show dedication to their role, are courageous and focused on driving success for the company and themselves through their career pathway.

What does your daily life look like at Yancoal?

As a Paralegal/Legal Admin Assistant, you will be responsible to provide paralegal and administrative support to the Legal team within the Legal & CoSec team at Yancoal Australia. 

Your responsibilities include

• Undertaking legal research as required;
• Assist and develop skills in simple legal tasks, including contract review/proof reading
• Assist with document and data management
• Assist with management of workers compensation/injury matters eg diarying subpoena and court dates
• Develop and maintain common legal precedents
• Monthly invoice cost briefing
• Supporting Board/Committee meetings, including translation of board documents, helping to collate and combine meeting papers
• Supporting Legal Compliance and IR functions on translation of emails to internal stakeholders, ASX releases, CEO message and other documents as required
• Corporate and ASIC records filing and group companies registers maintenance. 

What do you need to be successful in the role?

To be successful in the role you will require the following skills & experience:

Qualifications:

• Undertaken legal studies
• Preferably Australian Law Degree and admitted to practice in an Australian jurisdiction

Experience:

• Administrative support
• Practical legal experience at junior level

Skills:

• Legal research and analysis
• Bilingual (Mandarin) required

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration packages for our roles.

• A vast range of retail discounts including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants. 
• Subsidised corporate health insurance for you and your family.
• Financial assistance and study leave for relevant qualifications.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period.
• Multiple types of flexible work arrangements
• Salary Continuance and Life Insurance Cover
• Salary sacrifices options, Service recognition rewards, Employee Assistance Programs

Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.

If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.

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