First Nations Paralegal (Targeted Role)

Job Summary

First Nations Statement
At Telstra, our vision for reconciliation is an inclusive Australia where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected and empowered to thrive. We honour the unique and enriching contributions of these communities and commit to harnessing the strength of our organisation to build digital futures with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, providing employment opportunities to lift economic participation, and creating a culturally inclusive and engaged organisation. Learn more about our RAP here.

First Nations – Targeted Role

We’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and culturally safe environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and recognise the rich cultural knowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples bring to our culture and our ways of working.  To learn more about how we support our people, including accessibility adjustments we can provide you through the recruitment process, visit this link: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Telstra

What We Offer

• Flex appeal: choose where, when and how you work

• Performance-related pay

• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up

• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.

• Purchased annual leave scheme

• Additional Telstra day off

• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

• 12-month secondment to award-winning corporate law firm

About our team

Telstra’s Corporate Affairs, Risk, & Legal (CARL) team guide, counsel and provide direction across the business on a range of matters to protect, enhance and shape Telstra’s reputation, influence outcomes and help deliver on our transformation strategy.  You’ll be joining us at a dynamic and exciting time for the company, as we evolve what our business is, and how we go about performing it.

Role Purpose

• As a First Nations Paralegal (Targeted Role), you thrive on working closely with an experienced team of legal advisers who have the judgment and passion to deliver brilliant legal advice, solutions, and outcomes. You enjoy assisting your team with legal matters by performing activities to an excellent standard. Your exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, combined with your ability to manage competing demands from multiple stakeholders is what makes you outstanding in your role.

• As part of your role, you will participate in a 12-month secondment with Gilbert + Tobin, an award-winning corporate law firm, working in one or more of their dynamic and fast paced legal groups. The secondment is designed to give you a private practice experience whilst developing your technical legal skills. Once you return from your secondment, subject to meeting performance criteria, you will be converted to legal counsel with the CARL team where you will begin your in-house legal career! 

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertaking legal research and analysis

• Drafting and reviewing various legal and commercial documents, including contracts and marketing

• Giving support that is clear, commercial, fit-for-purpose and tailored to the audience

• Being well organized and delivering on agreed commitments

• Developing proficiency in technology tools and agile ways of working

• Working well in a team and being flexible to support other teams in peak periods of demand or business priorities

• Building strong, trusting relationships with the lawyers and clients you support and being able to deliver difficult messages whilst maintaining an effective relationship

• Reinforcing with clients the appropriate ways of engaging with the legal team to drive adoption

• Identifying opportunities to stop or more efficiently manage work of low strategic priority to Telstra and support the implementation of necessary solutions

• Attending internal and external training seminars.

About you:

• You must identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person to be eligible to apply for this role.

To be successful in the role, you'll have:

• A high level of organisational and communication skills (written and oral)

• An ability to multi-task and work within designated timeframes

• A demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships, along with strong stakeholder management skills

• The ability to work well in a team in a highly collaborative way

• Quick thinking and enthusiastic problem-solving abilities

• Experience with Microsoft products Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Strong attention to detail

• Proactive approach

• Legal research

Education:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD)

• Admission to practice in the relevant jurisdiction (or working towards)

• Undergraduate studies in Arts, Commerce, Business, Economics or Science (desirable but not essential)

Location

The Gilbert + Tobin secondment is Sydney-based, but when you return to Telstra, you will have the flexibility to work where, when, and how you are most engaged, safe, and productive – wherever in Australia that may be.

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When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.  

‘The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and: s 27 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) / s 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1996 (NT) / s 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) / s 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) / ss 25 and/or 26 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) / s 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) / s 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)]. The position is therefore only open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants.’