Paralegal
Paralegal
Purpose of Job
You will be responsible for providing support and assistance on a range of non-contentious commercial legal work.
Key Responsibilities
Working as part of a team to provide legal advice to global organisations including FTSE 100 companies. Including:
- Reviewing, drafting, advising and negotiating a wide variety of commercial and corporate contracts including sale/purchase of goods and supply of services agreements; professional services and consultancy agreements; confidentiality agreements/non-disclosure agreements; statements of work; standard terms and conditions of business; variations and extensions; novation agreements; adoption agreements; addenda; assignment agreements; change requests; framework agreements; short form agreements; EULA’s; sponsorship agreements; termination agreements and other specialist agreements.
- Providing advice relating on various matters including intellectual property rights, data protection, liability, IT security, use and delivery of services, compliance with client policies, payment terms and termination.
- Completion of risk reviews/gap analysis/ full comparisons.
- Working within agreed processes to tight deadlines.
- Supporting with the compilation of data and the preparation of reports to provide customers with valued management information.
- Liaising with the customer’s in-house legal team, procurement team and customer stakeholders.
Other responsibilities include:
- Keeping up to date with relevant changes to the law.
- Support with creating and implementing processes.
- Providing support as and when required to the wider Riverview Law team.
Management
- You are required to manage your own time effectively in order to complete the work and meet deadlines.
- You must create, maintain and promote a productive and supportive relationship with all your colleagues and adhere to the Riverview Law values.
- You will work closely with all key stakeholders across the business to ensure services are delivered effectively.
- You will work with teams across the business to support objectives.
Measurement
Measurements will include:
- Achieves objectives which are organised around Profitability, Productivity, Quality and Customer Satisfaction.
- Embodies the Riverview Values in all tasks and empowers all team members to do likewise.
- Feedback from internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Other achievement benchmarks as agreed in regular 121s.
- Achieving customer deadlines.
- Quality/accuracy of work produced.
Education / Qualifications
- LLB Law (or non-law) Degree.
- Studying towards or passed the CPE, LPC, BVC, PGDL, GDL or CiLEX.
Skills / Attributes / Experience
Suitable candidates will possess previous experience as a Legal Executive or Paralegal and will be able to demonstrate a high level of ability in terms of attention to detail, accuracy of data capture and process driven methodology. It is likely that your previous experience will have been gained within commercial contracts or corporate law.
- Ability to manage own cases.
- Proven forward planning skills and the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Positive, committed and prepared to use initiative and learn.
- Ability to take responsibility.
- Ability to deal with people at all levels.
- Conducting timely research using own initiative.
- Ability to analyse issues and draw conclusions clearly and succinctly.
- High levels of computer literacy and competence.
- Positive team player with an ability to integrate into a team.
- Positive attitude and flexible approach.
- High standards of professional conduct.
- High degree of tolerance for continuous change.
- Very professional and continually looking to develop your skills and expertise.
Core Competencies
- Attention to detail.
- Competent with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Research and investigative skills.
- Uses ofad on es’ience has to be in the ‘uirements for technology
- O roleinitiative and is proactive.
- Comfortable in dealing with people at different levels both within the business and within third parties, including customers and suppliers.
- Experience in a similar role and of appropriate systems.
Other Requirements
Ability to work flexible hours and locations, including occasional overnight stays as required.
Equal Opportunities
Riverview Law is fully committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination, direct or indirect. All employees are expected to promote and work fully in line with the Company’s Equal Opportunities policy.
