paralegal
7 the last 70 days, recently 2022-12-13
Responsibility
- preparing basic legal documentation - templated letters of engagement, non-disclosure agreements, change control notices, termination notices
- preparing basic legal documentation – templated letters of engagement, non-disclosure agreements, change control notices, termination notices
- reviewing standard supplier agreement
Show more +16 - undertaking commercial and high-level legal research
- managing precedents and other internal templates
- supporting lawyers in the CPC team on project management for large scale projects
- supporting Procurement Category Managers - preparing legal terms sheets for tender activities
- supporting Procurement Category Managers – preparing legal terms sheets for tender activities
- projects ; and
- coordinating due diligence on supplier agreements
- insurance, Regulation & Products
- job title: Paralegal
- coordinating document executions and filing
- location: Birmingham or Glasgow
- assisting CPC Team lawyers with day-to-day administrative duties
- team / Group: Central Procurement and Contracts Team
- reports to: Myles Blewett, Legal Director responsible for CPC
- dealing with any additional ad hoc duties that may arise
- the paralegals' work will include drafting and preparation of documents, the management of documents and the management of client reporting systems. This is a highly varied job requiring a flexible attitude
Requirements
- educated to degree level or equivalent
- LPC qualification or legal qualification preferred
- be able to demonstrate strong previous paralegal experience, ideally within a global commercial law firm
Show more +27 - be able to demonstrate strong previous document management and project management experience
- excellent attention to detail
- previous Paralegal or Legal Exec experience
- an undergraduate degree is essential, but it can be in any subject
- strong drafting and writing skills
- experience of working in a large commercial law firm and understanding of the levels of service delivery required
- previous company secretarial experience
- customer service and/or administrative experience is essential
- very good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload
- previous experience of a document management system, relating to extranets and data site management
- previous experience of team management
- database management experience, particularly of Blueprint / Diligent Entities
- previous Paralegal or Legal Executive experience is beneficial but not essential
- strong people skills and ability to project credible and professional image to the client
- experience of working in a fast-paced professional services environment is desirable
- good research skills
- strong written and spoken communication skills with all levels of staff
- very strong communication skills
- project management and prioritisation skills
- ability to communicate with employees at all levels within the firm and across all Practice and business support areas
- excellent organisational skills with acute attention to detail
- working knowledge of some legal practices
- ability to achieve deadlines
- experience of working in a large commercial law firm, or an in-house legal team and understanding of the levels of service delivery required
- flexible and able to use own initiative working with minimal supervision
- A motivated self-starter who is a good team player
- proactive approach to identification of work required
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