Address - Become a pivotal member of a growing & highly regarded legal team
- Aon will provide you a meaningful, and exciting career
- Great opportunity to join a global market leader
The Opportunity: Corporate Counsel
We are seeking a talented individual to join Aon's legal team - based in Melbourne - as a Paralegal.
The Contract Paralegal (Commercial) will be a member of the Aon Law Division reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel (Commercial). The Contract Paralegal will provide professional support to the Senior Corporate Counsel (Commercial) and team involving primarily commercial and transactional legal services.
Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
What your day will look like
- Drafting and revising commercial contracts including but not limited to service level agreements, supplier agreements, partnering and association agreements and confidentiality agreements.
- Applying established contract terms and guidance and making accurate decisions and recommendations on contracting position.
- Assisting brokers, clients, and markets in resolving issues related to contract wordings.
- Reviewing commercial documentation and related correspondence for completeness, accuracy and consistency.
- Contributing to and maintaining a library of contract clauses.
- Monitoring statutory positions, regulatory guidelines, judicial decrees, current wording issues and industry trends affecting Aon's contracting risk tolerance.
- Ongoing administration and variation of contracts.
- Building collaborative and productive working relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders within and outside Aon.
- Communicating legal requirements, processes and procedures effectively to the Business.
- Good time management and interpersonal skills.
- Positively and robustly promoting Aon's values and leadership model.
How this opportunity is different
We're a team of authentic and smart individuals focused on providing exceptional value to our clients and our local communities. Meaningful and genuine relationships are at the heart of our business success, and we're proud of our positive impact.
Here at Aon, you're always more than just a job title. We encourage and support you to expand your knowledge and grow alongside some of the best people in the business - in Australia and throughout our connected global networks.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
- Soon to be qualified or newly qualified Bachelor of Laws Degree or paralegal studies
- Prior experience as a solicitor or significant experience as a paralegal in-house or at a law firm
- Demonstrating a track record of success, you will be curious, keen to learn and eager to challenge the status-quo with fact-based recommendations.
- Maintaining and holding strong relationships with colleagues, management and external advisers.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and discern issues, risks and solutions.
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately and manage multiple engagements, processes and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Communicating legal requirements effectively and coherently to Business.
- Building and maintaining collaborative and productive working relationships internally and externally of Aon.
- Experience working in a fast-paced team
How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on ReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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- Become a pivotal member of a growing & highly regarded legal team
- Aon will provide you a meaningful, and exciting career
- Great opportunity to join a global market leader
The Opportunity: Corporate Counsel
We are seeking a talented individual to join Aon's legal team - based in Melbourne - as a Paralegal.
The Contract Paralegal (Commercial) will be a member of the Aon Law Division reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel (Commercial). The Contract Paralegal will provide professional support to the Senior Corporate Counsel (Commercial) and team involving primarily commercial and transactional legal services.
Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
What your day will look like
- Drafting and revising commercial contracts including but not limited to service level agreements, supplier agreements, partnering and association agreements and confidentiality agreements.
- Applying established contract terms and guidance and making accurate decisions and recommendations on contracting position.
- Assisting brokers, clients, and markets in resolving issues related to contract wordings.
- Reviewing commercial documentation and related correspondence for completeness, accuracy and consistency.
- Contributing to and maintaining a library of contract clauses.
- Monitoring statutory positions, regulatory guidelines, judicial decrees, current wording issues and industry trends affecting Aon's contracting risk tolerance.
- Ongoing administration and variation of contracts.
- Building collaborative and productive working relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders within and outside Aon.
- Communicating legal requirements, processes and procedures effectively to the Business.
- Good time management and interpersonal skills.
- Positively and robustly promoting Aon's values and leadership model.
How this opportunity is different
We're a team of authentic and smart individuals focused on providing exceptional value to our clients and our local communities. Meaningful and genuine relationships are at the heart of our business success, and we're proud of our positive impact.
Here at Aon, you're always more than just a job title. We encourage and support you to expand your knowledge and grow alongside some of the best people in the business - in Australia and throughout our connected global networks.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
- Soon to be qualified or newly qualified Bachelor of Laws Degree or paralegal studies
- Prior experience as a solicitor or significant experience as a paralegal in-house or at a law firm
- Demonstrating a track record of success, you will be curious, keen to learn and eager to challenge the status-quo with fact-based recommendations.
- Maintaining and holding strong relationships with colleagues, management and external advisers.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and discern issues, risks and solutions.
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately and manage multiple engagements, processes and competing priorities simultaneously.
- Communicating legal requirements effectively and coherently to Business.
- Building and maintaining collaborative and productive working relationships internally and externally of Aon.
- Experience working in a fast-paced team
How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on ReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
#LI-AB6
