Property & Lending Paralegal (AU/NZ Experience)

Overview

This role supports a fast-growing PropTech and non-bank property lender operating across Australia and New Zealand. The position focuses on taking routine caveat management and secured-lending administration in-house, working closely with the Australian team and retained legal counsel.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end administration of property caveats connected with secured lending facilities.
• Prepare caveat registration and discharge documentation using approved templates and procedures.
• Conduct preliminary title, ownership, and property-detail checks.
• Coordinate caveat lodgements and withdrawals through PEXA once business access and internal processes are established.
• Monitor caveat matters, settlement dates, loan repayments, and discharge requirements.
• Liaise with internal lending teams, borrowers, external solicitors, conveyancers, and other relevant parties.
• Review executed loan documents to confirm completeness, accuracy, and consistency with approved terms.
• Prepare standard loan and security documents from established precedents.
• Draft minor amendments to standard agreements under instruction.
• Identify missing documents, inconsistencies, execution issues, and matters requiring escalation.
• Maintain accurate matter files, caveat registers, document registers, and compliance records.
• Assist in developing checklists, templates, and standard operating procedures for the internal caveat workflow.
• Support lending and loan-processing teams with routine property, security, and documentation queries.
• Refer complex, disputed, non-standard, or legally sensitive matters to retained legal counsel.

Requirements

• At least two years’ experience supporting Australian legal, conveyancing, property, or secured-lending matters.
• Previous experience as a conveyancing paralegal, property paralegal, commercial paralegal, or legal assistant.
• Demonstrated knowledge of caveat preparation, registration, and discharge processes.
• Practical familiarity with PEXA and electronic property-settlement workflows.
• Experience reviewing loan, mortgage, security, or commercial documentation.
• Strong understanding of Australian property and title-office processes.
• Excellent written English and professional communication skills.
• Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail, and document-management ability.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work independently in a remote environment.
• Sound judgment regarding when a matter must be escalated for legal review.

Compensation & Benefits

• PHP 80,000 / month

Location

• AU business hours
• AU holidays