AddressAboutus
Moray & Agnew is one of Australia’s leading specialistinsurance law firms with over 700 employees nationally. We haveoffices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perthand Cairns, and have an unrivalled reputation in our market. Overthe last decade, the firm has tripled in size to support the growthof our Australian and international clients.
Moray & Agnew are proudly committed to fostering a flexible,inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. In 2020 wewere named one of the 25 most attractive firms to work at inAustralia, and with the fourth highest percentage of femalePartners according to the AFR Law Partnership Survey as at July2022, we were identified as Australia’s most female-friendlyfirm by the Australian Financial Review.
We are passionate about what we do and want you to be too. Wevalue technical excellence and the ability to functionindependently or in a team. We offer a unique workplace culture andexcellent opportunities to further your personal and professionaldevelopment.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced ConveyancingClerk to join the property team based in our Cairns office.
This role will see you working closely with a Special Counseland Conveyancing Paralegal in all aspects of QLD conveyancingfiles. This is a busy practice with great opportunities to growyour skills in a number of areas.
Some of your duties will include:
- Receiving and actioning client instructions
- Drafting relevant correspondence and legal documents
- Diary management and co-ordination of meetings
- Conducting searches
- Transcribing digital dictation
- Telephone calls to clients, other law firms and third parties
- Assisting with the conduct of commercial and conveyancing transactions in a predominantly electronic environment (including via PEXA);
- Checking contracts and preparing files for settlement
- File management, including opening new files and closing/archiving concluded matters
- Monthly billing, including invoicing and preparation of bills
- Other general administrative responsibilities as required.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will be a Conveyancing Clerkwith at least one year experience, who thrives in a busyenvironment. Your ability to work cohesively in a team, as well asautonomously will be valued, as will your strong commitment tooutstanding customer service. We are looking for candidates whodemonstrate initiative and good judgement, and have exceptionalorganisational skills and attention to detail.
Previous experience within a property team in a professionalservices office environment would be highly regarded.
Culture & benefits of working with us
We celebrate diverse thinking and experiences. We encourage ouremployees to bring their true and authentic self to the workplace.To help support you in achieving this, we offer our employees awide range of benefits and we are confident that you will findsomething to love at Morays:
- Dress for your day because we trust our employees to make choices which appropriately represent the firm.
- Continuous learning and development programs to ensure that you are always being challenged, engaged and encouraged to grow.
- Health and wellness initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Program for yourself and your family, and corporate discounts at over 400 leading fitness and wellbeing brands across Australia.
- Paid parental leave policy, and in addition, we are now accredited as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace.
- Mentoring program to support your professional development.
- Diversity, inclusion and equality – we have a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion policy, and a number of employee reference groups (LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Gender, Parents & Caregivers, Mature Workers, and Health & Wellbeing) to ensure that the firm continues to live its values.
We welcome people of all backgrounds and identities to apply tothis position. If this opportunity is attractive to you, pleasesubmit your cover letter and CV.
Moray & Agnew encourage applications from Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander candidates. In the spirit ofreconciliation Moray & Agnew acknowledges the TraditionalCustodians of country throughout Australia and their connections toland, sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past, presentand emerging and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander peoples today.
If you require any adjustments to participate in ourrecruitment process, please let us know in yourapplication.
