Paralegal

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

About us:

For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. Caterpillar Inc. is shaping tomorrow’s future as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.

Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments—Power and Energy, Construction Industries, and Resource Industries—are solving our customers’ toughest challenges through a commitment to commercial excellence and advanced technology. All of this is made possible by our highly talented and dedicated team.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Senior Paralegal / Legal Assistant to join our legal team in a dynamic and fast-paced corporate environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a capable legal professional. You will be working closely with corporate attorneys and business stakeholders, supporting a broad range of legal, governance, and contract management activities across Australia, New Zealand and the broader Asia Pacific.

This role offers significant variety and visibility. You will be responsible for supporting corporate governance processes across multiple legal entities, drafting and coordinating a range of legal documentation, and helping deliver efficient, high-quality legal support to the business. This role suits someone who thrives on managing competing priorities, works with a high level of accuracy and discretion, and enjoys contributing to strong legal and governance outcomes.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will provide high-quality paralegal and legal operations support, including:

• providing corporate secretarial support across multiple legal entities in Australia and New Zealand, including board meetings and governance processes

• supporting corporate attorneys with legal research, drafting a variety of commercial deeds and agreements, document review, and other legal tasks

• assisting with the resolution of complex legal and governance matters under attorney supervision

• maintaining and improving legal documentation, repositories, and internal procedures

• conducting legal research and collating relevant legislation, case law, regulations, and legal materials to support legal advice and document preparation

• managing contract lifecycle coordination, including intake, task allocation, stakeholder follow-up, and coordination of feedback and approvals

What you’ll bring

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented professional with strong judgment, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to manage a varied workload in a professional and confidential environment.

You will ideally bring:

• a degree or equivalent relevant experience

• strong experience in paralegal, legal operations, corporate governance, and/or in-house legal support roles

• excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work

• strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders

• the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing demands

• sound judgment and critical thinking skills

• a strong understanding of confidentiality and the appropriate handling of sensitive information

• experience working with legal documents, contract processes, and document management systems

• well-developed legal research and legal analysis skills

Why join us

This is an opportunity to take on a broad and impactful role within a collaborative legal team, where you will be exposed to a wide range of legal, governance, and operational matters. You will play an important part in supporting strong governance practices and enabling the legal team to deliver practical, business-focused outcomes.

Additional Information:

• Must have full working rights for Australia

• Although some day-to-day flexibility may be available, this is not a hybrid role—the position requires working onsite at our Tullamarine office five days a week.

• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Employee Benefits:

• Salary – We offer competitive remuneration package, including attractive bonus and share options.

• Parental Leave – Generous parental leave policy and you can choose how you take your leave (full pay or half pay)

• Diversity and Inclusion – At Caterpillar we are committed to diversity and inclusion, equal opportunity and equal outcome.

• Discounts – We have staff discounts across health insurance, shopping, food, health & wellbeing and travel.

• Global Presence – As Caterpillar is a global company, we have many career opportunities across the globe and have training and development opportunities.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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