Paralegal - Corporate/Commercial
- Recruiter
- LawChoice Recruitment Agency Limited
- Location
- London (City of), London (Greater)
- Salary
- up to £40k DOE
- Posted
- 26 Mar 2019
- Closes
- 23 Apr 2019
- Ref
- SC 300367
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Corporate
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
An experienced corporate Paralegal is sought by a top 100 law firm to join on an initial 6 month contract with the potential to go on a lot longer! This is for an experienced Paralegal as you will essentially be working at an associate level and working directly with the head of department and managing partner!
- Take client’s instructions and advise on the law and legal issues.
- Manage a varied workload with minimal supervision.
- Draft relevant documents and correspondence tailored to the client’s individual needs and requirements.
- Correspond with Clients and opposing solicitors, attend meetings and negotiate with opposing parties.
- Assist supervising partner/s where required.
- Proactively seek business development opportunities and build relationships with clients and potential clients.
- Complete administrative tasks such as completing timesheets and finalising bills for client work in a timely manner, and within Firm guidelines.
- Experience of the following is required:
- capital markets work (AIM and NEX markets) in relation to IPO’s, fund raisings and regulatory advice;
- general M&A work on both the buy and sell side with experience of preparing and negotiating SPA’s and APA’s and related documents;
- preparing and negotiating shareholders/investment agreements and articles of association;
- preparing and negotiating general commercial contracts; corporate governance for both private and public companies.
If you are looking for a role that will ensure you have high exposure with a corporate/commercial team - this is the role for you! Our client would be keen to see candidates with an experienced paralegal background or from a foreign qualified background.