Paralegal- Capital Markets

Would you like to work in one of the biggest, most successful US law firms?

If you have worked in a major city law firm and are LPC qualified, then this role may be for you.

The Role: Paralegal

Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 per annum

Department: Capital Markets

Hours of Work: 9:30am- 5:30pm (Flexibility is required)

Main Responsibilities:

•Regularly supporting lawyers with legal research, updating of precedents, pitch documentation and responses to tenders as requested.

•Draft routine correspondence.

•Proof reading and preparation of engrossment documentation.

•Speak to clients and make routine telephone calls.

•Assistance with file and transaction document management.

•Other general paralegal support as the need arises.

•Prepare marketing materials.

•Liaison with clients - ability to prioritise calls and take appropriate action.

•Photocopy, scan and bind documents, as required.

•Ensure all filing (paper and electronic) is accurate and kept up to date.

•Type other correspondence and documents, as required, including any presentations and spread sheets to the requisite standard of accuracy and within deadlines.

•Completion of legal forms and other documents relating to practice area to the requisite standard of accuracy and within deadlines.

•Undertake searches and other routine enquiries

•Preparation of completion bibles (paper and/or CD) as required.

•Proactively providing cover for other paralegals where necessary.

Essential Qualities:

•Previous legal experience, preferably at a major City or US law firm, in a corporate discipline.

•LPC qualified

•Advanced knowledge of MS Word and other MS Office products

•Research experience; good knowledge of legal databases such as Lexis Nexis, PLC etc

•Good attention to detail

•Have strong organisational skills

•Ability to work as part of a team, but also able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision.

•Must be able to self-manage and deal with conflicting priorities from different sources

•Confident and assertive with excellent communication and client (internal and external) liaison skills

•Duties and responsibilities may be reviewed periodically to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services provided