In-House Paralegal / Legal Assistant

Brand New In-House Paralegal Vacancy!

Your new company
A leading finance company based in Oxford who offer a wide range of financial lending products to all are looking to grow their In House Legal team. Aiming to become market leaders in the near future, this ever progressing company is establishing themselves in a highly competitive market.

Your new role
Commencing at the beginning of July 2018, you should be available for at least 9-12 months. I am also open to accepting and welcoming applications from candidates who have secured training contracts, and who are looking for interim Paralegal work as well. The working hours for this role will be 9am - 18.

Based in the legal team, your role will be to provide administrative support for the General Counsel and wider legal team function. Some of your responsibilities will include, Handling highly confidential information, Conducting research on relevant laws, regulations, and legal articles, Organising and maintaining documents in an electronic format, Helping to draft correspondence and legal documents, such as NDA's and contracts, Ensuring agreements are in order and lawfully signed, Producing presentations, Project work, e. financial promotions, Attending meetings and taking minutes/notes, Diary management for the General Counsel and the growing legal team, Professional letter writing, Proof reading, Ad hoc administrative tasks, Email support and Telephone support.

What you'll need to succeed
You should have a strong academic background, preferably a 2'1 degree in Law and ideally an LPC, Preferably some experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant, Experience in using research tools, such as PLC, IT Literate (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and legal research tools), The ability to handle tasks with the highest levels of accuracy and attention to detail and Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What you'll get in return
Whilst my client works hard, they have a fridge full of diet coke, a cupboard full of bagels & cereal, and a company lunch every Tuesday. Extramural activities include early morning fitness sessions, a Monday night football team and a Tough Mudder team. They have regular social events a truly memorable party at the end of each year. Furthermore they offer a competitive salary, benefits, a healthy bonus scheme and 25 days paid leave.

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