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Description

Offshore Legal has been instructed by a major client to source an ambitious paralegal for their London office. The team advise on a broad range of corporate and finance transactions for a portfolio of clients comprising many of the world’s leading corporations, financial institutions and capital markets participants.

Candidates should have a law degree or paralegal qualification and at least three years relevant experience at a leading private practice firm(s).

Principal Duties:

• To work as part of a team delivering legal services to a high-standard by assisting the relevant lawyers in running their practices
• To prepare first drafts of documents, including memorandum and articles of association; corporate approvals; transaction documents; legal opinions; and security registration filings
• To review certain transaction documents and alert the relevant lawyers to pertinent issues arising in relation thereto
• To implement and maintain the billing and collections system for relevant matters, including drafting fee estimates and preparing invoices and invoice narratives
• To maintain accurate records and correspondence files in relation to client files
• To carry out conflict searches
• To maintain personal knowledge and expertise on the legislative and specialist aspects relevant to the job
• To liaise with clients as appropriate and in accordance with instructions from the relevant lawyers
• To participate in special projects as and when required in relation to the Firm’s and the department’s practice areas
• To conduct legal research in accordance with instructions from the relevant lawyers

Personal Skills/Qualities:

Candidates will need to demonstrate a high level of effectiveness in each of the following skills and abilities:

• Working independently and as a team member
• Managing a complex and demanding workload and prioritising tasks and projects to meet work standards and personal performance targets
• Communicating clearly and effectively legal matters, both verbally and in writing, with people at all levels of understanding. This will include high-quality correspondence
• Using and updating computerised systems, including the intranet, databases, word processors, and spreadsheets
• Participating in continuously improving services through critically evaluating systems of work, promoting new ideas and actively developing service improvements
• Working in a flexible manner and respond to changing circumstances and emergency situations

The firm pays extremely well and it is most likely that your work/life balance will improve.