Paralegal London
Job description
Farrer & Co is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service.
We advise individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law, wherever the need arises. From our offices in London we work with trusted professionals around the world to deliver a seamless international service.
Our clients present us with complex and varied challenges. Whether that's a complicated family trust issue, a multinational corporate transaction, or an emerging threat to their reputation, they need clear thinkers who can advise on the best solutions, fast thinkers when speed is of the essence and agile thinkers who can produce a fresh approach to get the job done. That's why they choose us.
Our clients value our in-depth knowledge, technical excellence and diversity of disciplines. But what really binds our long-standing relationships with them is our approach: pragmatic, plain speaking and always steadfast in our values, which we hold dear. Values which mean we gain our clients' trust, always strive to do the right thing, and aim for the best results for them.
Superb client service sits at the heart of everything we do. We are modern lawyers with timeless values.
To provide paralegal / administrative support to the Knowledge Lawyers in the Property Department.
- Supporting the Knowledge Lawyers with internal seminars, and preparing draft presentations (PowerPoint slides and presentation notes).
- Supporting the Knowledge Lawyers with external seminars.
- Managing internal and external seminars and Knowledge meetings (including managing diaries and bookings, managing training schedule spreadsheets, paying invoices promptly and accurately).
- Organising the monthly commercial property practice point sessions, preparing the agenda, organising speakers, preparing presentations (PowerPoint slides and presentation notes) and giving presentations on recent cases or topical issues, and preparing minutes.
- Assisting the Knowledge Lawyers with the monthly Searchflow meetings, taking minutes and assisting with any follow up actions.
- Assisting the Knowledge Lawyers with the monthly Land Registry account manager meetings, taking minutes and assisting with any follow up actions.
- Attending the monthly knowhow catch up meetings between the Knowledge representatives for the three Property teams, preparing the agenda, taking minutes and assisting with any follow up actions.
- Attending the monthly Knowledge Forum meetings for the Knowledge Lawyers, and assisting with follow up actions.
- Assisting in the preparation of the monthly legal updates for the Property Department.
- Attending relevant webinars (given by external training providers, industry bodies, barristers’ chambers etc), making notes and presenting issues to the relevant team.
- Assisting in the preparation of articles (carrying out research and writing first drafts).
- Conducting research into legal issues raised by Knowledge Lawyers or fee earners, and presenting information orally or in writing.
- Producing summaries of topical articles in industry press.
- Becoming a system expert on Panopto, recording internal/external seminars, editing recordings and uploading with seminar materials.
- Assisting with the maintenance of the precedent database and updating precedents for the Property department as and when required. Conducting periodic reviews to ensure that the information contained in the precedent database is still correct and relevant.
- Assisting with the design and maintenance of the Property Department’s intranet pages. Creating content and ensuring information is kept up to date.
- Providing administrative support with tech projects as they arise.
- Providing administrative support with the Property Department’s resources and training budgets.
- Providing paralegal support on team and firmwide projects.
- Providing wider support and assistance to the Property Department, in particular during busy periods or periods of absence as and when required (for example, assisting in picking up calls, copying, administrative tasks including file closing and general team support).
- Previous experience in a Paralegal or Legal Assistant position with a Property focus would be preferred.
- Proactive team player and supportive colleague, with an enthusiastic manner, who takes a flexible, ‘can-do’ approach to work.
- Confident in working autonomously/independently to meet deadlines.
- Meticulous and well organised.
- Adaptable and open to change, with a strong sense of responsibility.
- Possesses a highly proactive and innovative approach to problem solving.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self-starting approach to tasks and projects and ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to accurately follow complex procedures and instructions.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Confident in working with or learning to use software and tech (eg PowerPoint, Excel, Panopto, precedent database).
- Strong academic background.
- Law degree or equivalent qualification would be preferred.
The hours of work for this opportunity are 9:30am - 5:30pm but we would expect the candidate to be committed, flexible and prepared to work beyond the normal office hours if necessary and in response to client demand. The candidate will be expected to follow the firm’s agile working policy, which embraces home working but will require employees to spend a minimum number of days each week in the office. Farrer & Co is open to flexible working by arrangement although this role is intended as a full-time position, we are able to consider a 0.8 work pattern as well.
Farrer & Co conducts a pre-employment screening which consists of a Criminal History Background and Credit Check for successful candidates.
