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Form of work
Salary- Are you a Legal Ops professional and/or Paralegal looking for a new role
- Permanent opportunity offering a broad scope of work
About Our Client
This is a mid-sized financial services company that has a global reputation in the industry. With a strong presence in London, they pride themselves on delivering high-quality services to clients while maintaining a supportive and professional environment for their employees.
Job Description
The Paralegal will:
- Provide support to the wider legal team across day-to-day and strategic initiatives
- Create and support legal databases and team resources and processes, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, IP, knowledge management, external counsel and others
- Review and negotiation of legal contracts such as NDAs, and preliminary review of more complex documents
- Support research across legal matters and jurisdictions
- Uses appropriate specialist knowledge/technical skills relevant to the job
- Acts as a point of reference for other less experienced staff for help, guidance and support
- Makes attempts to keep up to date with developments affecting their role
- Efficiently manages their range of work and meets deadlines set, keeping all appraised of progress
- Is able to identify how their areas of responsibility impact those of others and where required, can take the appropriate action
- Understands the firm's strategy and how it impacts the team
- Identifies ways to add value and contribute to the goals of the team/business
- Displays initiative in improving work processes and quality of output
- Shows ability to query and question in the firm's best interests
- Comfortably engages with others and adjusts personal style depending on the target audience
- Displays strong written and verbal ability
- Builds and maintains a good rapport with clients
- Demonstrates negotiating skills when dealing with internal and external colleagues/clients
- Able to provide relevant and accurate information to senior colleagues to support them in negotiations
- Produces work to a consistently high standard within agreed timeframes
- Strong attention to detail
- Identifies risks and takes actions to mitigate them
- Provides constructive feedback to others when requested
- Stays up to date with compliance regulation, including; money laundering, whistleblowing, anti-bribery and corruption and conduct rules and takes responsibility for the raising any concerns in line with Company policy
The Successful Applicant
A successful Paralegal / Legal Ops should have:
- A degree in Law or equivalent qualification.
- Proficiency in legal research and documentation.
- Experience in the financial services industry.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
What's on Offer
- An estimated salary range of £40,500 - £49,500 per annum.
- Professional development opportunities in the financial services industry.
- A supportive team environment in Sutton.
- Competitive holiday leave package.
We welcome applications from all qualified individuals who are eager to join our professional team. This is a great opportunity to grow your career in the financial services industry. Apply now and become our next Paralegal / Legal Ops!
Contact
Nellie Russell-Hughes
Quote job ref
JN-032024-6367658
Phone number
+44 207 269 2444
