Overview
AARNet is Australia’s Academic and Research Network, founded in 1989 and renowned as the architect, builder and operator of world-class network infrastructure for research and education. This role is within AARNet’s Legal team and is a full-time position with flexible workdays and times for the right candidate. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, a strong writer, and able to support the team’s lawyers across a variety of commercial contracts and matters with professionalism across customers, suppliers, and regulators.
The Role
This opportunity in AARNet’s Legal team is the perfect step for a Legal Administrator looking to work in a busy team. While it is a full-time role, flexibility can be offered. The role involves working within a unique footprint spanning Telecommunications, Education/Research, and Not-for-Profit sectors, with broad and complex commercial contracts and matters guiding varied daily work. The successful candidate will be a perfectionist in written communication and have a passion for attention to detail, enjoy working in a tight-knit team, and jump in to support the team’s lawyers as tasks arise. Demonstrable experience presenting and communicating professionally across customers, suppliers, and regulators is required.
Key Accountabilities
- Issue standard form civil works contracts and manage issue of acceptance certificates and notices to customers and contractors and undertake related administrative work
- Manage and issue heads of terms for lease agreements, liaise with and instruct external counsel in preparing lease agreements
- Assist with and implement improvements to systems and processes
- Draft and issue correspondence to a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Assist the legal team with contract drafting and contract management responsibilities
- Work with internal teams to drive the timely delivery of contract activities and workflow
- Supervise junior assistants in the team
- Maintain and manage contracts database
- Liaise with finance, security, infrastructure development and technical teams and other business units across AARNet
- Undertake compliance monitoring procedures as necessary in the fulfilment of AARNet’s compliance requirements
- Participate in corporate planning and training in compliance
Skills, experience & qualifications
- Qualification or relevant work experience as a Paralegal or Legal/Contracts Administrator
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills and experience using a range of software packages including MS Office
- Good administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent attention to detail, self-motivated and able to work autonomously
- Ability to prioritise tasks and meet competing deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to work with a range of stakeholders and be a good team player
- Previous experience in Construction, Property or Telecommunications industry highly desirable but not essential
- Previous experience working with the Content Manager/TRIM database is desirable but not essential
Performance Goals
- Actively promoting safe work practices in the workplace during all activities consistent with AARNet’s policies and comply with WH&S; legislation, policies and procedures
- Actively contributing to a safe and supportive working environment that is inclusive of all staff
- Compliance with all workplace directions and processes
- Compliance with the applicable contract of employment
- Maintaining a standard of performance acceptable to AARNet
- Individual performance KPIs will be set upon appointment
Senioritiy level
- Entry level
Employment type
- Full time
Job function
- Legal
- Industries: Telecommunications
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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📌 Legal Administrator
🏢 AARNet (Australia's Academic and Research Network)
📍 City of Sydney