Paralegal

at  Westpac Institutional Banking

WHAT DO I NEED?

This role would suit a law graduate in the process of becoming qualified as a legal practitioner, an experienced paralegal, or a law student with a degree of professional experience who is looking to develop their drafting and negotiation skills and gain experience in financial services. Ideally you will be able to commit to full time hours.

We are looking for candidates who possess the following skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to build and sustain key relationships with business partners, WIB Legal colleagues and law firms
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• A self-starter, with initiative to drive matters forward and willingness to learn
• Strong time management skills
• Available to work a later start and finish time each day to support the Financial Markets business in London during their morning hours
• Experience with ISDA negotiations as a Paralegal will be looked upon favourably but is not essential for the role.
• Experience in helping to coordinate a team and/or key business processes will also be looked upon favourably but is not essential.

HOW DO I APPLY?

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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email talentacquisition@westpac.com.a

• Drafting, reviewing, and working with the business to negotiate agreements.
• Working closely with financial markets lawyers as required.
• Updating key bank systems with relevant information and participating in associated risk control and data quality activities