Grata Fund is seeking a full-time Paralegal for a 12 month fixed-term role.

The ideal candidate will have previous office experience as a paralegal or clerk. They will have attention to detail, strong legal research and drafting skills, and a deep personal belief in social justice. They will have proven organisational skills, high level computer skills and a positive attitude.

This position is a meaningful opportunity for a dedicated paralegal to help Australians hold governments and corporate leaders accountable when they are unwilling or unable to act to preserve and promote human rights and democracy.

Job Responsibilities

This is a full time 12 month fixed term position based at UNSW Law in Sydney, with hybrid office/remote work options available.

The Paralegal reports to the General Counsel and is responsible for:

• Assisting the legal team with management of supported litigation, including attending stakeholder and team meetings, taking file notes, and contributing to our case assessment process;
• Undertaking legal research;
• Legal drafting, including contributing to policy and advocacy reports, briefs for counsel, correspondence, case notes, community and civil society legal education, simple template agreements;
• Assisting with legal enquiries and referrals;
• Data entry, including updating and maintaining internal databases;
• Filing and other administrative support for the legal team;
• Volunteer and intern recruitment; and
• Other reasonable duties as directed.

Qualifications and competencies

We’re seeking a paralegal who is in their final year of law school or has recently completed their law degree in Australia, who:

• Has strong legal research and writing skills;

• Has strong attention to detail; and

Is committed to working with and for affected communities to achieve social justice outcomes.

Grata Fund is fully committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications are strongly encouraged from First Nations people; people with disability; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

About Grata Fund

Grata Fund is working to build a country where everyone can thrive, free of unjust systems that suppress universal rights, including human rights, democratic freedoms, and the right to a safe climate.

Grata Fund leverages targeted funding of high-impact litigation and integrated campaign strategies to break systemic gridlocks, shift power and create lasting change. We advocate for a robust democracy and work in partnership with and build the power of marginalised communities, First Nations communities, social justice movements, civil society, litigators and community lawyers.

We launched in 2016 by supporting Doctors for Refugees and Fitzroy Legal Service to successfully overturn draconian gag laws in the Border Force Act which threatened doctors with 2 years in prison for reporting abuse in offshore detention centres. Since then, we’ve worked to support over 50 cases on issues from remote First Nations housing rights, refugee rights, access to education for children with disabilities, access to voting rights, climate justice, technology and human rights.

We’re proud to say that we’ve worked alongside brave and courageous plaintiffs, and passionate philanthropists, to benefit over 1 million Australians across the country. We are based at the UNSW Law Centres Precinct in Sydney, and offer flexible hybrid home/office work arrangements.

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A position description is attached.

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