Current Opportunities

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Open and close reception, ensuring all meeting rooms are prepared and ready for use.
• Meeting and greeting clients and visitors.
• Advising relevant staff of visitor arrivals and ensuring they arrive on time.
• Answering switchboard - attending to all incoming calls and enquiries and taking/directing messages as required.
• Manage and maintain reception area and all conference rooms, including:
  • Ensuring areas are clean and tidy.
  • Coordination of conference room bookings via our online booking system.
  • Work in consultation with Office Services, Client Services Coordinator and IT to ensure rooms are set up according to meeting room requirements.
• Preparation of refreshments when required.
• Sending out internal communications to the Brisbane office as required.
• Distribute, record and issue all security swipe cards.
• Liaise with building management to report faults/defects.
• Working hours are 9.30 am - 6 pm. 

  
The successful candidate:

• 1-2 years' experience in a similar role and environment.
• Previous experience with a large switchboard in a legal firm environment desirable.
• Professional, corporate presentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with staff and clients at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure, respond promptly, effectively and remain calm.
• Ability to prioritise and successfully complete projects.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Focus on providing a high level of client service to internal and external clients.
• Focus on working as part of a team to meet key accountabilities.
• Has the ability to exercise initiative, judgement and maintain confidentiality.

About us:

At Colin Biggers & Paisley, our workplace culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work/life balance.

We established the Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation which brings together our entire community offering, underpinned by a central strategy of promoting and protecting the rights of women and children in Australia and abroad through pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.

We offer an environment where our values of Balance, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity guide all of our actions. We continually invest in our people, providing training, learning and support, a formal mentoring program and promoting a social and connected environment. We also offer other benefits such as social and sporting functions, rewards and recognition, casual Fridays, massages and professional memberships.

Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing clients with commercial legal advice
• Regularly reviewing applicable case law and legislative changes
• Conducting effective legal research and analysis to produce timely, commercial and legally accurate advice
• Managing a robust workload, including prioritising work and delivering services effectively
• Developing an understanding of client operations and strategy
• Continual professional development and managing CLE requirements

The successful candidate:

• 1+ years' PQE with experience in property litigation
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow instructions well
• Ability to relate to people at all levels and effectively work in a team
• A strong focus on turnaround time and ability to work under pressure
• Practical and client focused problem solving and research skills
• A strong, plain language communication style

About us:

At Colin Biggers & Paisley, our workplace culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work/life balance.

We established the Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation which brings together our entire community offering, underpinned by a central strategy of promoting and protecting the rights of women and children in Australia and abroad through pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.

We offer an environment where our values of Balance, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity guide all of our actions. We continually invest in our people, providing training, learning and support, a formal mentoring program and promoting a social and connected environment. We also offer other benefits such as social and sporting functions, rewards and recognition, casual Fridays, massages and professional memberships.

Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing high level administrative and legal secretarial support
• Developing excellent working relationships with external/internal clients
• Maintaining a high level of service excellence at all times
• Work in a timely and effective manner to ensure all tasks are completed
• Transcribing digital dictation files and produce typed work of a high standard of grammar, spelling and layout
• Preparing correspondence and Court documents
• Ensuring filing is undertaken
• Preparing monthly draft bills, editing time entries and attaching creditors tax invoices

The successful candidate:

• 3 - 4 years' experience in a similar role
• Excellent customer service ethic with a focus on providing a high level of service
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong administration and organisation skills
• Sound knowledge and experience of Microsoft products
• Confidentiality, sensitivity and integrity across all aspects of the role
• Ability to work to deadlines

About us:

At Colin Biggers & Paisley, our workplace culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work/life balance.

We established the Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation which brings together our entire community offering, underpinned by a central strategy of promoting and protecting the rights of women and children in Australia and abroad through pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.

We offer an environment where our values of Balance, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity guide all of our actions. We continually invest in our people, providing training, learning and support, a formal mentoring program and promoting a social and connected environment. We also offer other benefits such as social and sporting functions, rewards and recognition, casual Fridays, massages and professional memberships.

Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

Job Role Summary:

The Learning & Development Manager will work as a key member of the Human Resources (HR) team and will be specifically responsible for the design and implementation of an L&D Strategy. This includes finalising the roll out of the Learning Management System (LMS) and the overall Learning & Development (L&D) function.

One of L&D’s primary responsibilities is to manage the development of people and do so in a way that supports other key practice priorities. We see L&D’s strategic role spanning a number of areas which include attracting and retaining talent, developing our employee's capabilities, succession planning, positively contributing to CBP's brand and motivating and engaging employees with a long term focus.

This role plays a key leadership role within the practice and will provide expertise in the development and implementation of learning initiatives nationally. This critical role will collaborate and partner with our Practice Groups and Shared Services Teams to improve individual and practice performances aligned with the strategic direction, vision and values of the practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementation and maintenance of My Learning, the LMS (Learning Management System) platform in alignment with the practice's strategic plan. Define and set goals for a successful implementation and post roll out strategy;
• Implement an L&D strategy to identify and meet the training and development needs across the practice. This includes attracting and retaining talent, developing our employee's capabilities, succession planning positively contributing to CBP's brand and motivating and engaging employees;
• Design, develop and deliver high quality and relevant L&D content to be used within the LMS;
• Engage with the Heads of Group, Shared Services Leaders and each practice group to implement L&D engagement initiatives to assist in supporting development and innovation across the practice;
• Review and update the practice's current performance management system, PULSE. This may include recommending updates to the current system or recommending a new system;
• Provide expertise, advice and guidance to ensure that our all of our employees have the necessary competencies to meet the practice’s current and future learning and development needs;
• Identify appropriate accreditation and qualification paths, applicable to employees within the practice;
• Develop and implement training plans for all legal positions and shared services groups. This includes training needs, timelines, budget and facilitators;
• Engage with Partners and Seniors Leaders across the practice to identify learning and development needs at the senior level;
• Identify areas for improvement, design and implement systems and processes that enhance the efficiency of the practice;
• Ensure all training initiatives are in accordance with best practice;
• Manage the CPD requirements across the practice;
• Manage the annual CPD calendar across the practice;
• Ensure all training activities and materials meet with relevant organisational and statutory policies, including health and safety, employment and equality laws;
• Monitor and report on training activities, costs, performance improvements as required.

The successful candidate:

• Previous experience managing and rolling out an LMS and Strategy;
• eLearning expertise using a range of eLearning tools, video capturing tools and content editing;
• Encourage and demonstrate the need for continuous professional development, and the value it provides to an organisation;
• Minimum five years’ experience in a L&D Manager role ideally with a law firm or other professional service environment;
• High level written and verbal communication skills;
• Previous experience working with performance management systems;
• A collaborative mindset;
• Ability to work autonomously and the capacity to manage competing priorities and deadlines;
• Demonstrate a record of being able to create effective partnerships with partners, managers, practice groups and external providers;
• Uses project management approaches and tools to ensure timely and effective outcomes;
• Demonstrated capability to liaise and negotiate with internal clients and external providers;
• Strong organisational skills;
• Advanced technological skills and understanding, this includes knowledge of Microsoft packages: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

What does success look like:

• Successful implementation of the LMS platform, with an uptake of at least 60% of the practice actively using the platform. Teamed with a strategy to ensure continued success of the LMS;
• Develop an L&D strategy that works in conjunction with the practice's strategic plan. It should engage the practice, its groups and encourage collaboration;
• Visibility of cultural change towards a learning culture across the practice;
• Increased usage of our PULSE performance management system.

About us:

At Colin Biggers & Paisley, our workplace culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work/life balance.

We established the Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation which brings together our entire community offering, underpinned by a central strategy of promoting and protecting the rights of women and children in Australia and abroad through pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.

We offer an environment where our values of Balance, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity guide all of our actions. We continually invest in our people, providing training, learning and support, a formal mentoring program and promoting a social and connected environment. We also offer other benefits such as social and sporting functions, rewards and recognition, casual Fridays, massages and professional memberships.

Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

We have one of the country's oldest, largest and most experienced infrastructure, construction and engineering practices. With 11 partners and a supporting team of 38 solicitors and paralegals, our construction and engineering team deliver cutting-edge advice on the most complex and challenging projects. We advise major stakeholders in the construction and engineering industries.

Our practice and partners are routinely listed amongst the best in Australia in a number of legal directories, including Chambers Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers in Australia, Doyle's Guide and The Legal 500.
  
Key Responsibilities Include:

• Providing clients with legal advice
• Regularly reviewing applicable case law and legislative changes
• Conducting effective legal research and analysis to produce timely, commercial and legally accurate advice
• Managing a robust workload, including prioritising work and delivering services effectively
• Developing an understanding of client operations and strategy
• Continual professional development and managing MCLE requirements

The successful candidate

• 2-3 years' PQE with experience in front end construction
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow instructions well
• Ability to relate to people at all levels and effectively work in a team
• A strong focus on turnaround time and ability to work under pressure
• Practical and client focused problem solving and research skills
• A strong, plain language communication style

About us:

At Colin Biggers & Paisley, our workplace culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work/life balance.

We established the Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation which brings together our entire community offering, underpinned by a central strategy of promoting and protecting the rights of women and children in Australia and abroad through pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.

We offer an environment where our values of Balance, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity guide all of our actions. We continually invest in our people, providing training, learning and support, a formal mentoring program and promoting a social and connected environment. We also offer other benefits such as social and sporting functions, rewards and recognition, casual Fridays, massages and professional memberships.

Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.

With extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious employment and industrial matters, our workplace relations team is highly regarded. Our industry experience includes the retail and service sectors, finance, professional services, healthcare, education, construction, engineering and manufacturing, with our clients ranging from small privately owned businesses to large companies with several thousand employees, being a mixture of professional, executive, managerial, trade, administrative staff and contractors.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Providing clients with legal advice
• Assist in managing matters, ensuring all deadlines are met
• Regularly reviewing applicable case law and legislative changes
• Conducting effective legal research and analysis to produce timely, commercial and legally accurate advice
• Managing a robust workload, including prioritising work and delivering services effectively
• Developing an understanding of client operations and strategy
• Managing prospective client relationships
• Mentoring and developing junior staff
• Continual professional development and managing CLE requirements

The successful candidate:

You will be supported in this close knit team, given training, mentoring and guidance from your peers and leader. You will need to be self-motivated, energetic and adaptable in this dynamic environment.

Ideal background and skills include:

• Experience in industrial relations practice and management and enterprise bargaining from a well-regarded employment and IR practice will be particularly valuable.   
• A minimum of 4-5 years' PQE with a background in employment & safety
• Previous exposure to Business Development and a natural ability to build strong client relationships
• Ability to manage client expectations and run matters autonomously
• Interested in establishing a long-term successful career with Colin Biggers & Paisley
• Ability to relate to people at all levels and effectively work in a team
• A strong focus on turnaround time
• Commercial acumen
• Practical and client focused problem solving skills
• A strong, plain language communication style

About us:

At Colin Biggers & Paisley, our workplace culture focuses on excellence without losing sight of work/life balance.

We established the Colin Biggers & Paisley Foundation which brings together our entire community offering, underpinned by a central strategy of promoting and protecting the rights of women and children in Australia and abroad through pro bono legal services, volunteering and charitable contributions.

We offer an environment where our values of Balance, Respect, Loyalty and Integrity guide all of our actions. We continually invest in our people, providing training, learning and support, a formal mentoring program and promoting a social and connected environment. We also offer other benefits such as social and sporting functions, rewards and recognition, casual Fridays, massages and professional memberships.

Inclusion and Diversity is a priority at Colin Biggers & Paisley. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability or ethnicity.