Paralegal London, England
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.
We advise on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious corporate matters and clients include global corporates, private equity funds, AIM listed companies (and Nomads) as well as entrepreneurial owner/managed businesses. Whilst the majority of our deals were in the £10m - £40m bracket in 2010/11, we also undertake smaller transactions. The Team have a wealth of specialist expertise, particularly in publishing, radio, hotel and leisure, sovereign wealth funds, partnerships and healthcare.
To provide paralegal / administrative support to the Knowledge Lawyer in the Corporate Department
- Assisting with the review, development and maintenance of the Corporate Department’s resources in the firm’s precedent database.
- Assisting with the design and maintenance of the Corporate Department’s intranet pages, including uploading new content and updating existing content.
- Updating the Corporate Department’s pages on the firm’s training platform (recording training sessions, editing and uploading the content and supporting materials).
- Providing administrative support with the Corporate Department’s internal and external seminars (including managing diaries and bookings and maintain training schedules and budget spreadsheets).
- Providing administrative support with legal tech projects as they arise.
- Supporting the Knowledge Lawyer with internal seminars and preparing draft presentations (Powerpoint slides and presentation notes).
- Proactive team player and supportive colleague, with an enthusiastic manner, who takes a flexible, ‘can-do’ approach to work.
- Confident in working 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, Docebo, Sharepoint and a precedent database).
- Previous experience in a Paralegal or Legal Assistant position preferred but not essential.
- Strong academic background.
- Law degree or equivalent qualification 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/four-day week position.
Farrer & Co is an equals opportunity employer who welcomes applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We look to employ the best candidates regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, social or economic background, religion, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected characteristic.
Farrer & Co conducts a pre-employment screening which consists of a Criminal History Background and Credit Check for successful candidates.
