Commercial Contracts Paralegal

A local authority based in East London is seeking a commercial contracts paralegal for an initial period of three months.

The successful commercial contracts paralegal will be assisting with formulating final contracts following the award of purchases that have been made subject to tender.

You will be responsible for assisting the legal officers in the team for closing and completing non-standard legal agreements, drafting various documents and assisting as and when required.

Previous experience supporting a busy commercial contracts department is essential. You will also be organised, diligent, have good attention to detail and have experience of using a case management system, ideally Norwel.

You will need to attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week. This is a 3-month initial assignment for 35 hours per week. Time recording will be required.

This is not an entry level role, please only apply if you have previous commercial contracts experience and can start a new role ASAP.

Candidates must be available on no more than two weeks' notice.

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