Graduate Legal Assistant (In-House)

At Kelly+Partners, we operate with one clear mission: "to help our people, Private Business Owners, and the communities we work in be better off". We are committed to providing personal and professional growth opportunities to ensure all our team members are set up for a fulfilling and successful future.

About Kelly+Partners

• Top 20 accounting firm in Australia
• Certified Great Place to Work (3 years running)
• Winner of the Australian Business Awards for Employer of Choice
• Recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women
• Established in 2006 and growing at over 30% per annum

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to start your legal career in an in‑house environment
• Diversity in your day‑to‑day work, building practical legal skills
• Predominantly legally focused, with exposure to work with multi‑disciplinary teams
• A supportive, down‑to‑earth team environment guiding your learning and development
• Modern North Sydney offices with up‑to‑date systems and technology
• Company events, Employee Assistance Program, and wellbeing support

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for a final year law student or recent law graduate to kick-start their legal career under the mentorship of experienced professionals. This role offers meaningful exposure to in‑house legal work in a professional services environment, with exposure to a wide range of commercial matters in Australia, USA and other jurisdictions. In addition to supporting the legal function, you will be working closely with multi-disciplinary stakeholders across the business, providing you with an understanding of the decision‑making process in the broader business.

Working part time (up to 3 days per week), your main duties will be to provide legal and compliance support to the business, with office coordination and broader administration support as required. You will gain hands-on experience in learning and working in different legal and compliance software.

If you are a proactive and detail-oriented individual, with a keen interest in corporate and commercial law, this is the role for you. 

Key Responsibilities

Legal support (primary focus)

• Basic document review and drafting
• Management of document workflows and contract lifecycle
• Corporate governance support (ASIC lodgement support, entity registers)
• Ad hoc legal research
• Support improvement of legal workflows and processes

Office & business support (secondary focus)

• Provide general office and administrative support as required
• Assist with data entry and internal system updates
• Support ad‑hoc tasks as business priorities shift

What You Bring

• In your final year or a recent graduate of an Australian Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) degree
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to articulate and communicate issues clearly
• Keen interest in corporate and commercial law and willingness to learn legal operations
• Comfortable working across different teams and responsibilities
• Ability to manage competing deadlines
• Adaptability to learn and work across different software stacks
• Available to work part‑time (approximately 3 days per week – flexible on days)

Previous experience in a legal or professional services environment will be highly regarded but not essential.