Paralegal

The Role: Paralegal

Department: International Arbitration

Salary: £30-£38K

The Role:

Located in London, the successful candidate will provide professional support to the International Arbitration Practice.

The role will consist of a 35-hour week, normally working from 9:30 to 17:30 from Monday to Friday, but occasionally the candidate will be required to work overtime to meet the needs of the Firm.

Main Responsibilities:

•Proofread, cite-check, and edit documents.

•Administrative tasks associated with the preparation of legal submissions and exhibit bundles.

•Administrative support to legal teams at arbitral and court hearings.

•File arbitration and court documents.

•Maintain hard-copy and electronic case files. 

•Preparation of document indices.

•Reprographic tasks including photocopying and scanning. 

•Document review.

•Co-ordinate projects with external vendors.

•Any other reasonable duty in line with the level of the role as required.

Essential Skills:

•Prior experience working in an international arbitration or litigation practice.

•Prior experience using document review platforms, MS Office, electronic file management systems, and electronic resource tools, including but not limited to Kluwer, Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Candidate Qualities:

•Team player who is supportive of, and can work closely with, colleagues across multiple offices and is willing to work on projects other than those formally assigned to him/her.

•Ability to manage competing deadlines and expectations.

•Professional approach and an ability to represent the Firm to external clients.

•Excellent organisational and timekeeping skills.

•Communicate at all levels with clarity, timeliness and appropriateness.

•Prioritise and plan work effectively to meet the expectations of internal and external clients.

•High level of attention to detail to produce accurate and error-free work.

•Willingness to work extended hours during busy periods and to travel on Firm business where required.