Legal Solutions Specialist Manchester, England
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Full Time
Manchester, England
20000 - 26785 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
The LSS will contribute to an inclusive working environment where all colleagues are treated with fairness and respect, applying the ‘Being Freshfields’ principles at all times.
The LSS will contribute to the Hub’s culture of quality, striving for excellence in standard of output and being a positive role model within the team.
The LSS will work as part of a team carrying out a range of tasks to support our global client needs. The LSS will have the opportunity to engage with fee earners from all fields, but will have specific focus on Global Transactions, Dispute Resolution and Anti-Trust Competition and Trade practice groups. With experience, there are opportunities to specialize in areas such as Capital Markets, International Arbitration and Restructuring and Insolvency. We have a strong track record of placing LSS on secondments both within Firm practice groups and directly with clients.
Key Requirements
Freshfields Overview
Inclusion
Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.
Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account (eg the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.
The LSS will contribute to the Hub’s culture of quality, striving for excellence in standard of output and being a positive role model within the team.
The LSS will work as part of a team carrying out a range of tasks to support our global client needs. The LSS will have the opportunity to engage with fee earners from all fields, but will have specific focus on Global Transactions, Dispute Resolution and Anti-Trust Competition and Trade practice groups. With experience, there are opportunities to specialize in areas such as Capital Markets, International Arbitration and Restructuring and Insolvency. We have a strong track record of placing LSS on secondments both within Firm practice groups and directly with clients.
Location Overview: Manchester
The Freshfields Global Centre provides both business and legal services to the firm. Our services are delivered in a way which supports the global nature of our firm and our clients, enables our fee earners to deliver exceptional service to our clients and to do that in a way which is efficient and effective.
Function Overview
The firm’s Client Delivery Group (CDG) brings together existing specialists in legal technology, project management and legal services to ensure the firm offers a ‘best in class’ package of support for our clients most challenging matters. As part of the CDG, the Freshfields Hub provides transactional support to the global firm, using established processes and procedures to ensure consistent and high-quality work.
The firm’s Client Delivery Group (CDG) brings together existing specialists in legal technology, project management and legal services to ensure the firm offers a ‘best in class’ package of support for our clients most challenging matters. As part of the CDG, the Freshfields Hub provides transactional support to the global firm, using established processes and procedures to ensure consistent and high-quality work.
Together with its sister offices in Germany and Hong Kong, the Freshfields Hub in Manchester provides transactional support to the global firm, using established processes and procedures to ensure consistent and high-quality work.
Key responsibilities and deliverables
Core operational tasks to support client mandates include, but are not limited to:
- Due Diligence reviews;
- Document review for an investigation or at the disclosure stage of a litigation;
- Document cross-checking, making document amendments;
- Proofreading of documents including contracts, agreements and transcripts;
- Reviewing and marking up non-disclosure agreements;
- Document collation, version control and document review;
- Data Room management;
- Database entry/coding, database searching and database maintenance;
- Hard copy document management;
- Legal research (manual or electronic); and
- Creating and populating tables, schedules and agendas. This work will be carried out following established processes and using workflow and work allocation systems as required.
Key Requirements
- Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree, preferably in law, or equivalent.
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It is preferred that:
- candidates holding an undergraduate degree in an area other than law will have completed a recognized law conversion course: and
- candidates will have completed the LPC or BPTC or be overseas qualified or equivalent (preferred LPC electives for the role include Acquisitions, Banking and Capital Markets, Commercial Law, Corporate Finance, Intellectual Property Competition, and Commercial Disputes Resolution).
- Previous corporate paralegal experience in a large law firm would be an advantage but is not essential.
- Excellent attention to detail;
- The ability to work in accordance with established processes;
- The ability to complete work to tight deadlines when required; and
- The ability to work with large amounts of information.
Preferred
- An understanding of project terminology and approaches;
- Experience of using a legal document management system;
- Knowledge of legal search engines such as Butterworths, LexisNexis, OJ online and Justis;
- Experience of using Legal Tech such as Kira and LexisDraft;
- Experience of using data and document review tools and systems such a Relativity; and
- Fluency in a second language with an ability to translate legal documents into English: key languages of interest are: Arabic; Cantonese; Mandarin; French; German; Italian; Spanish.
Freshfields Overview
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a major international law firm, providing business law advice of the highest quality. We want to be the law firm that clients turn to for legal advice where it most matters, wherever in the world that may be. The Firm has over 2,400 lawyers in 28 offices around the world, providing a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.
Our people make our firm - we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish. We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy our work and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams. Our culture is a product of the combined mindsets and behaviours of our people which is through the Being Freshfields principles, outlined below:
Our people make our firm - we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish. We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy our work and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams. Our culture is a product of the combined mindsets and behaviours of our people which is through the Being Freshfields principles, outlined below:
- we show respect to everyone
- we are there for one another
- we are open with each other
- we are positive role models
We think and work globally - we don’t just say we are one firm; we act like one firm right across the world. We work wherever our clients need us. This is how we define ourselves, not by reference to where we have offices. Cross-border work isn’t just what we do, it is what we excel at. We understand what it really takes to work across different legal systems and commercial environments and to bridge language and cultural gaps.
We aim to add value in everything we do - we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate.
Freshfields is committed to promoting equality and diversity and to developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds make important and positive contributions to our business and how we service our clients.
We aim to add value in everything we do - we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate.
Freshfields is committed to promoting equality and diversity and to developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds make important and positive contributions to our business and how we service our clients.
Inclusion
Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered by the firm on the basis of their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.
Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case by case basis and take a number of factors into account (eg the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.
