Hire an offshore conveyancing paralegal for your Australian conveyancing practice
An offshore conveyancing paralegal handles the document-heavy work behind every Australian property settlement, preparing contracts, running title searches, coordinating PEXA settlements, and managing the conveyancing file from instruction to keys. Through Lite-Force, they're employed properly via an EOR structure with payroll, compliance, and HR support included. Most hires are live within 2-4 weeks.
A day in the life of an offshore conveyancing paralegal.
Typical responsibilities:
- Contract preparation: ale and purchase contracts from precedent across NSW, VIC, QLD
- Title searches and certificates: unning searches and ordering planning certificates
- PEXA workspace management: pening, populating, balancing, and progressing settlements
- Client correspondence: hasing documents, providing status updates, answering routine queries
- Cost agreement and trust accounting prep: nder supervising solicitor or conveyancer
- Settlement coordination: iaising with banks, agents, and other side's representatives
- Post-settlement: ischarge and registration follow-up, file closure
- File administration: eeping LEAP, Smokeball, Actionstep, or PEXA records audit-ready
Why conveyancing paralegal work suits offshore.
Conveyancing is precedent-driven and procedural.
Every file follows defined steps, contract, exchange, settlement, registration. Once your offshore paralegal knows your state's process and your precedent library, they execute consistently file after file.
Conveyancing tech is cloud-based.
PEXA, LEAP, Smokeball, Actionstep, GlobalX, InfoTrack, Triconvey, all browser or cloud-hosted. Your offshore paralegal works in the same matters as your in-office team.
Timezone overlap supports settlement timing.
Philippines hours align with Australian business hours. Settlement-day coordination, lender follow-ups, and PEXA workspace management happen in real time, not on overnight delay.
Better firm profitability per file.
Local conveyancing paralegals cluster $80-110k in Sydney. Offshore paralegals let smaller practices maintain profitable file volumes without burning out the principal solicitor.
What does a conveyancing paralegal cost locally vs offshore?
Indicative comparison based on typical Australian salary ranges for this role.
| Local Australian hire | Lite-Force offshore | |
|---|---|---|
| Base cost | $80,000-$110,000/yr | Confirmed on call |
| Super (11.5%) | $9,200-$12,650 | Included |
| Payroll tax (~5%) | $4,000-$5,500 | Included |
| Leave loading | $2,000-$3,000 | Included |
| Recruitment | $8,000-$12,000 | Included |
| Estimated annual total | $103,200-$143,150 | Get a specific quote |
Indicative comparison based on typical Australian salary ranges for mid-senior conveyancing paralegal roles in metro Sydney (sources: SEEK, Jora Sydney, AICNSW employer register). Regional NSW/QLD bands sit lower. Lite-Force pricing confirmed on a per-role basis during your discovery call.
What you get with a Lite-Force conveyancing paralegal.
- Full sourcing, screening, and shortlisting
- EOR employment contract structured for local compliance
- Monthly payroll and statutory contributions
- Leave tracking and management
- HR support and regular check-ins
- Replacement commitment within initial period
- 3-7 years conveyancing experience in Australia, UK, or comparable common-law jurisdictions
- Strong English (written and verbal, client and counterparty comms)
- Hands-on with PEXA and at least one practice management system (LEAP, Smokeball, Actionstep, Triconvey)
- Familiar with state-specific contract requirements (NSW, VIC, QLD, or your jurisdictions)
- Filipino or Southeast Asian, timezone-aligned with Australia
Three steps to your offshore conveyancing paralegal.
Book a discovery call
Tell us about your states, file volume, practice management software, and current bottlenecks.
We source and shortlist
You review candidates with relevant state and platform experience, interview your favourites.
They start
Employment, payroll, and onboarding handled. You manage the work.
Frequently asked questions.
No, and they don't need to. Offshore paralegals do precedent-based document preparation, file management, and coordination under the supervision of your admitted Australian solicitor or licensed conveyancer. Signed advice, exchange, and final settlement authority remain with your local licensed practitioner.
Most experienced AU conveyancing paralegals do. PEXA workspace setup, balancing, and progressing through to settlement is standard. We screen specifically for PEXA experience during sourcing.
Same as a local paralegal, under your firm's supervision, NDA, role-based PMS access. Their work product is yours, prepared under your supervision, and falls under your professional and conflict frameworks.
Yes for the states they've worked in. Most experienced paralegals know NSW, VIC, or QLD; some have multi-state exposure. Confirm state mix during scoping so we source accordingly.
Replacement commitment within the initial engagement period. If accuracy or fit isn't right, we source again at no additional placement cost. Details confirmed in your service agreement.