Temporary Legal Assistant - Commercial Contracts
- Recruiter
- Hays North West
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Oldham
- Salary
- £10.00 - £12.00 per hour
- Posted
- 22 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 12 Apr 2019
- Ref
- 3559773
- Contact
- Navita Rooprai
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Commercial Contracts
- PQE Level
- NQ
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Your new company
This global entertainment business, with a diverse product range, is recognised as a leading provider with a strong ethos and supportive working environment. Due to a busy workload, the team in Oldham is looking to recruit temporary legal support to assist with a contract review project.
Your new role
You will join a busy department and will be tasked with reviewing commercial contracts and agreements. You must be able to take in large documents and understand legal contracts in a business to business context. You will work closely with the business to provide accurate information and report on any risks. This role could suit a future trainee solicitor as this will be a 3-month project and opportunity to gain valuable commercial contracts experience in-house.
What you'll need to succeed
You must be available to start in April 2019 and have a strong appreciation for contract law with a good legal understanding, either from previous experience in a contracts role or from legal academic studies. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong attention to detail. You will ideally have commercial contracts experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, other legal experience will also be considered and you must be proficient with MS Office, in particular Excel.
What you'll get in return
In return you can expect to find a supportive and well-structured working environment with the opportunity to use your commercial contracts experience working in-house with an established business. You will be offered market rate for a commercial contracts paralegal for a 3-month temporary contract to work on a specific project.
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