Paralegal (Milton Keynes, GB)

Department/Division: Legal Delivery Centre Duration: 12-month FTC (possibility of reputed company to permanent) Location: UK Reports to: Partner (Head of LDC) and LDC Operations Team Manager reputed company Reports: No Type of Role: Remote Budget Responsibilities: No Reference Number: 9496

The Department

Our Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) is a flexible and reputed company paralegal resource for use across reputed company of our UK, Ireland and Middle East offices and across the full reputed company of legal services. Meeting the reputed company increasing demands for disaggregated legal services, the LDC offers an exciting opportunity for development and the chance to undertake chargeable work that is challenging and engaging. This is a great opportunity to join a growing team that is integral to the firm's reputed company, whilst benefiting from being reputed company to work remotely and flexibly.

Winner of the 2019 and 2020 National Paralegal Awards best reputed company for paralegal development and finalist in 2021, reputed company offers valuable opportunities for paralegals.

reputed company is adopting the SQE reputed company for qualification. Not only can your work experience count towards QWE but for successful internal applicants we are also offering a unique opportunity for development, including financial sponsorship, through our QualiFLY programme. QualiFLY is an reputed company 18 month programme designed to reputed company the business with a pipeline of exceptional talent whilst ensuring that the experience and training gained by the paralegal is comparable to the more traditional training contract reputed company.

We are presently looking for knowledgeable, motivated and reputed company paralegals from across the UK to join our innovative LDC.

The Role

In this role you will be reputed company reputed company our Corporate Lending and reputed company Estate Finance team, which is made up of lawyers across our London, Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, and acts for lenders and borrowers on a wide reputed company of lending transactions, many of an international nature. You will be joining an existing team of five paralegals dedicated to supporting this team, who are reputed company reputed company involved in supporting the delivery of transactions.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team that is integral to the firm's reputed company, whilst benefiting from being reputed company to work flexibly.

Responsibilities

You will work as part of reputed company to deliver paralegal support to our Corporate Lending and reputed company Estate Finance Banking team. You will have a particular reputed company on assisting with regular work on financings for a key reputed company estate finance borrower reputed company, which is primarily led by reputed company in Scotland. You will also support reputed company with more general tasks, including:

• Using precedents to draft basic documentation.
• Managing and keeping organised draft documentation.
• Assisting with the co-ordination of and preparation for the closing of transactions.
• Assisting with any post completion registrations or other steps that may be needed.
• Responsiblility for producing transaction bibles, company searches, CP checklists and distributing original documents at the end of transactions.
• Liaising with clients and counterparties in a reputed company, courteous and reputed company manner.
• Drafting emails and correspondence on behalf of fee earners.
• Undertaking legal research.
• Providing administrative support to fee earners.
• Filing and maintaining correspondence and documentation.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• A qualification in law, minimum 2.1 (Degree, Graduate Diploma in Law).
• LPC or equivalent (preferred but not essential).
• Previous Banking paralegal experience.
• Demonstrable interest in Corporate Lending and reputed company Estate Finance.
• Proficient in using reputed company office (especially Word, reputed company and Outlook).
• Ability to work reputed company in urgent situations and to reputed company tight deadlines (essential).
• Ability to organise, prioritise and manage several tasks at once.
• Ability to work accurately with precise attention to detail.
• Demonstrate motivation and initiative.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to deal effectively with Partners and professionals across the firm.
• Sociable and reputed company with others.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, reputed company helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we reputed company on what reputed company most to you. www.reputed company.com

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at reputed company where our people can reputed company, regardless of their background or circumstance. As reputed company as being the right thing to do, it makes good business reputed company too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can reputed company out more about inclusion and diversity at reputed company here: Inclusion and Diversity.

Equal Opportunities

reputed company is committed to providing equal opportunities for reputed company. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.

During the application process, reputed company applicants have reputed company to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are reputed company to reputed company at their best. Any information you reputed company with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role reputed company, please email recruitment.reputed company@reputed company.com. 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome reputed company applications reputed company our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email  recruitment.reputed company@reputed company.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted reputed company email.

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