Property & Lending Paralegal, AU/NZ Experience

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete administration of property caveats related to secured lending facilities.

• Generate caveat registration and discharge documents utilizing approved templates and procedures.

• Perform preliminary checks on title, ownership, and property details.

• Facilitate caveat lodgements and withdrawals through PEXA once the business's internal processes and access are established.

• Track caveat issues, settlement dates, loan repayments, and discharge requirements.

• Communicate with internal lending teams, borrowers, external solicitors, conveyancers, and other relevant stakeholders.

• Examine executed loan documents to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with approved terms.

• Prepare standard loan and security documents based on established precedents.

• Draft minor modifications to standard agreements as directed.

• Identify missing documents, inconsistencies, execution issues, and matters that need escalation.

• Maintain precise matter files, caveat registers, document registers, and compliance records.

• Assist in the creation of checklists, templates, and standard operating procedures for the internal caveat workflow.

• Provide support to the lending and loan-processing teams for routine property, security, and documentation inquiries.

• Refer complex, disputed, non-standard, or legally sensitive matters to retained legal counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of two years’ experience in supporting Australian legal, conveyancing, property, or secured-lending matters.

• Prior experience as a conveyancing paralegal, property paralegal, commercial paralegal, or legal assistant.

• Proven knowledge of the processes involved in caveat preparation, registration, and discharge.

• Practical experience with PEXA and electronic property-settlement workflows.

• Experience in reviewing loan, mortgage, security, or commercial documentation.

• Strong understanding of Australian property and title-office procedures.

• Excellent written English skills and professional communication abilities.

• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and document management skills.

• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently in a remote setting.

• Sound judgment on when a matter should be escalated for legal review.

🏝️ Benefits

• AU Holidays

• Remote work arrangement