Corporate Paralegal

A role for a paralegal has come about, for an individual with existing corporate law experience in a healthcare setting, to join the Corporate team.

The individual will work closely with a corporate healthcare partners, and will deal with a wide range of work from acquisitions and disposals to partnership and shareholder arrangements and all-round corporate support work.

Client Details

My client are a Top 100 Commercial Law firm with offices across the North West with offices in Liverpool, Manchester and Preston.

They are a commercial law firm - their people are entrepreneurial and independently minded, their main focus is on ambitious businesses and their owners, and their approach is outcome-based and practical.

Description

- Utilising as developing processes to streamline transactions in a cost - efficient manner. This work will include using and developing precedents.

- We have number of clients and sectors where some of the work streams and documents can be and are standardised. The role will include the preparation, agreement and finalisation of documents specific to the transaction using those work streams and documents as well as developing new work streams

- Company secretarial including company formations, filings at Companies House, preparation and upkeep of company registers

- Transnational support work including the preparation, agreement, and finalisation of ancillary documents, legal due diligence and pre - completion searches. Significant hands on experience of varied transactions will be given, along with appropriate training and support.

- Preparation of correspondence and legal documentation maintaining a high level of accuracy in accordance with Firm's House style and Best Practice Guidelines, proof reading and correcting the quality of your work without promoting. Ability to carry out routine legal forms, documents and letters independently for approval by the qualified fee earner

- Support qualified fee earners by filing (usually electronically but sometimes hard copy) documents and correspondence accurately and in timely manner ensuring that there is no backlog. Assist with ad hoc administration and opening and archiving files

- Assisting in the preparation of a transaction for exchange of contracts and completion, including preparing completion statements, reporting to client and arranging for client signatures to documentation

- Ensuring that file structures are strictly maintained

- Producing legal bundles, document organisation, indexing and assembly of files for checking with guidance by fee earner

- Assist with the preparation of marketing materials, and Business Development initiatives

- To actively assist others without the need for prompting

- Managing any problems or situations in a professional manner as they arise, asking for help where necessary

- Contribute positively to the creating of an environment of mutual respect, support and trust where individuals and their contribution are valued and recognised

- Contribute positively to the creating of an environment of mutual respect, support and trust where individuals and their contribution are valued and recognised

-Maintaining client relationships and providing regular legal and file updates to clients and brokers

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Profile

- Someone with some corporate or experience would be of interest

- Be able to negotiate well

- Strong communication skills

- Be able to be involved in the business development aspect

Job Offer

- Competitive salary

- 25 days Annual Leave Scheme

- Buy and Release Annual Leave Scheme

- Contributionary Pension Scheme

- Death in Service Benefit

- Income Protection Scheme

- Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan

- Firm Wide Bonus Scheme

- Interest Free Travel Ticket / Parking Loan

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Payroll Giving Scheme

- Firmwide and Team Social Funds