Paralegal / Legal Ops

• Provide support to the wider legal team across day-to-day and strategic initiatives

• Create and support legal databases and team resources and processes, including customer agreements, vendor contracts, IP, knowledge management, external counsel and others

• Review and negotiation of legal contracts such as NDAs, and preliminary review of more complex documents

• Support research across legal matters and jurisdictions

• Uses appropriate specialist knowledge/technical skills relevant to the job

• Acts as a point of reference for other less experienced staff for help, guidance and support

• Makes attempts to keep up to date with developments affecting their role

• Efficiently manages their range of work and meets deadlines set, keeping all appraised of progress

• Is able to identify how their areas of responsibility impact those of others and where required, can take the appropriate action

• Understands the firm's strategy and how it impacts the team

• Identifies ways to add value and contribute to the goals of the team/business

• Displays initiative in improving work processes and quality of output

• Shows ability to query and question in the firm's best interests

• Comfortably engages with others and adjusts personal style depending on the target audience

• Displays strong written and verbal ability

• Builds and maintains a good rapport with clients

• Demonstrates negotiating skills when dealing with internal and external colleagues/clients

• Able to provide relevant and accurate information to senior colleagues to support them in negotiations

• Produces work to a consistently high standard within agreed timeframes

• Strong attention to detail

• Identifies risks and takes actions to mitigate them

• Provides constructive feedback to others when requested

• Stays up to date with compliance regulation, including; money laundering, whistleblowing, anti-bribery and corruption and conduct rules and takes responsibility for the raising any concerns in line with Company policy

• A degree in Law or equivalent qualification.
• Proficiency in legal research and documentation.
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• An estimated salary range of £40,500 - £49,500 per annum.
• Professional development opportunities in the financial services industry.
• A supportive team environment in Sutton.
• Competitive holiday leave package.

Michael Page