Legal Assistant / Paralegal London, England
Deluxe Media
Full Time
London, England
24000 - 32000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job
Legal Assistant / Paralegal
Description
Company
As the world’s leading multidisciplinary service provider, Deluxe underpins the media and entertainment industry, servicing content creators and distributors including Netflix, WarnerMedia, The Walt Disney Company, Amazon, Apple, Viacom, NBCU, Google, AT&T and many others, by providing Global Content Distribution, Localization, Accessibility and Mastering while leading end-to-end innovation with unparalleled scale and agility across the Streaming, Theatrical, Broadcast and Mobile landscapes. With headquarters in Los Angeles and offices around the globe, the company employs over 4000 of the most talented and experienced industry individuals worldwide. For more information, please visit
www.bydeluxe.com
Location: Perivale, London (hybrid working - office based 2 days a week)
Position Summary
As part of a small in-house legal team (two lawyers, one paralegal), this role will serve as a critical member of the Legal Department, providing direct support to the Director of Legal Affairs for EMEA and APAC based in the UK. The successful applicant will need to have the relevant experience and a keen interest in administration duties, general corporate, HR, and excellent communication, listening and computer skills.
Role and Responsibilities
- Company Secretarial responsibilities in the UK including drafting Companies House documents related to liquation and statutory filing; maintaining company books, supervising board and committee meetings, publishing meeting packs, taking minutes, drafting resolutions and advising management on matters of governance.
- Further company secretarial responsibilities within the EMA and APAC region with coordinating statutory filing with local counsel.
- Responsibility of organising the execution of important legal agreements addressed to the company board/relevant signatories (using DocuSign & Adobe Acrobat), corresponding with third parties/external counsel to finalise agreements. Maintaining and updating the legal drive with executed agreements/business know how.
- Responsibility for legal post and flagging any urgent items.
- Liaising with external counsel in APAC and EMEA for monthly legal costs. Processing legal invoices through SAP and maintaining financial trackers.
- Providing template agreements from the legal drive to the relevant business unit on request. Reviewing legal documents for formatting/reference errors and resolving. Knowledge of how to use Microsoft/Excel/Microsoft Teams is essential.
- Organising ICO certificates and annual renewals.
- Responsible for contract management and monitoring of key contract and other deadlines.
- Supporting the day-to-day legal requirements of the business including, compliance, risk, ops, management, and other functions.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study.
- Experience of dealing with corporate matters.
- Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills.
- Able to both take direction and show initiative. Be proactive and the ability to work independently.
- Excellent communication, analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Approachable and work collaboratively with Legal Department and business team members.
- Unquestionable ethics and integrity.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines in fast-paced, private equity backed environment.
- Experience of using Microsoft Teams, Excel, formatting word documents and using DocuSign.
- Knowledge of compliance and data protection is a bonus.
Diversity Statement
Deluxe is committed to inclusivity, fostering an environment where every employee feels comfortable bringing their full selves to work. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on race, colour, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Deluxe Media
www.bydeluxe.com
Burbank, United States
Cyril Drabinsky
Unknown / Non-Applicable
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
