About Harcourts
Established in 1888, Harcourts is the second largest and fastest-growing real estate group in Australia/New Zealand, boasting a national franchise network of 866 offices across 11 countries and over 6,060 team members globally.
Our award-winning teams offer a full range of real estate services both locally and internationally, benefitting from a wide referral and market network. Recognized for our commitment to providing an exceptional real estate experience, Harcourts values deep relationships, fostering connections with customers, business partners, and clients.
Our unwavering desire is to help everyone we work with achieve success, extending beyond property to help you find where you belong.
About The Role
We are seeking a motivated Junior Paralegal to support the General Counsel and broader Harcourts team by assisting with franchise compliance and legal administration across Australia.
This is a permanent, full-time role based at our Eagle Farm, Brisbane head office, offering a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build their legal career, gain exposure to franchise law and corporate governance, and develop their skills within a supportive and professional environment.
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this role plays an important part in ensuring that franchise agreements, legal documentation, and company records are accurately maintained and compliant with legislative and company requirements.
* Preparing franchise agreements, disclosure documents, and related legal documentation
* Managing and maintaining the databases, records and legal tracking systems
* Monitoring franchise agreement expiries and coordinating renewal processes
* Drafting correspondence and franchise documents
* Supporting company secretarial record keeping and documentation processes
* Maintaining legal templates and document management systems
* Monitoring and triaging legal inboxes and coordinating responses to queries
* Liaising with internal teams and franchisees regarding legal matters and documentation
* Assisting with legal reporting, compliance tracking, and project workIdentifying and contributing to opportunities to improve legal processes and workflows.
About You
You are highly organised, detail-oriented, and motivated to develop your career in a legal support role. You take pride in producing accurate work, enjoy problem solving, and are confident communicating with a range of stakeholders.
You thrive in an environment where you can take ownership of your work, learn quickly, and contribute to improving processes and systems.
Qualifications
* Previous experience in a paralegal, legal administration, or professional services support role is essential
* Previous experience in the real estate industry is desirable but not essential
* Excellent attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
* Confidence using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Outlook
* Ability to learn and work with document management and database systems
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* A proactive approach with the ability to take initiative and work independently
* Sound judgement and the ability to maintain confidentiality
* Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative mindset.
Most importantly, you will demonstrate behaviours aligned with the Harcourts values of People First, Doing the Right Thing, Being Courageous, and Fun & Laughter, and enjoy contributing to a positive team culture.
Why Work With Us?
Our purpose is to help others achieve success.
To do that, we know that it's you as part of our team that will make it possible.
We're a people first business who believes that we can only do our best work when we are being courageous, doing the right thing and are having some fun and laughter along the way.
We know that one team will always be better than any one individual and together, we're stronger.
We're shaped by history that spans more than a century, but we've never been more excited for our future and the potential for you to write your own page in our history book.
If you believe that anything is possible and are interested in helping others achieve success, then we'd love to hear from you.
Benefits
* Grow personally and professionally with learning and development opportunities
* Enjoy use of our flexible working policy with the ability to work remotely up to five days a month
* Experience the true beauty of an incredible workplace culture unlike any other
* Enjoy kitchens that are stocked with coffee machines and snacks for your enjoyment
* Be in a convenient location that is close to lots of options for food and close to the city
Does this sound like you? APPLY NOW!
Please include a cover letter and your current resume with your application.
Please note - Applications will only be accepted online, please do not contact the office directly. No agency applications please
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