Paralegal London, England
Job description
We are a well-funded Tech scaleup in Europe and Asia with a mission to make the world fairer and more productive. We are doing this by making assets more transparent, trustworthy and accessible - starting with real estate. Incomes have stagnated, so more access to wealth generating assets like real estate = less wealth inequality. We have first mover advantage!
Our CEO and co-founder Moubin had a successful career at McKinsey and private equity firm, APAX. Our CTO and co-founder Misrab is a Stanford Computer Scientist who scaled the data team at Gojek, a Tech unicorn in Asia.
Our values sit at the core of GetGround - pursuit of excellence, feedback obsessed, No BS and healthy egos.
GetGround stats:
- 85 colleagues (ex Google, Feedzai, Deliveroo etc)
- £1Bn of assets on our platform
- Captured 10%+ of our market
- 5 locations (UK, Portugal, Germany, HK, Singapore)
You'll be working in our Legal team of dedicated, highly skilled legal professionals and operations specialists. You will be responsible for ensuring all aspects of administration and management of incorporated companies are completed efficiently and accurately whilst providing support to the legal team.
- Provide accurate and efficient paralegal services to the business and a range of global clients
- Communicate with clients clearly and in a timely manner on all questions in respect of the product, legal documents and account opening process
- Draft and review simple agreements such as process agent letters, NDAs and introducer agreements
- Provide support to the compliance team in conducting due diligence and liaise with third party providers to ensure they have all the KYC material they need to carry out their processes
- Draft, amend and proofread documents and send updated copies to clients, solicitors and any other parties who require them
- Communicate internally with the onboarding team, sales team and support teams where necessary - escalating any issues to supervising lawyers and/or the compliance team
- Participate in regular team meetings and identify opportunities for continuous improvement to further improve the service offered by the team
- Update company details and file forms on Companies House ensuring information is correct and up to date
- Work closely with other business areas including marketing and operations on company projects
- Law degree or a Graduate Diploma in Law
- You've worked in a similar role and have company law experience e.g. with companies house filings
- With a high attention to detail, you work quickly and are highly organised
- You are calm, assertive, friendly and a team player. You are resilient and adaptable to change
- You are an effective problem-solver
- Proficient with IT systems and programmes i.e. G Suite and Hubspot
Our benefits
- Competitive salary + stock options
- Private health + dental benefits
- Flexible/hybrid working (check details with your recruiter)
- 12 mental health days off annually (1 per month) PLUS holidays and public days off
- Mental health support - 24/7 access to mental health support, counselling, therapy & coaching through Spectrum.Life for all employees and their immediate family
- Team and company-wide events
- 360° performance reviews to promote a culture of growth and development
- Support for conferences and professional learning & development
[+ other localised benefits depending on your office location e.g. free breakfast daily)
What we are doing
We are building the first end-to-end real estate investment offering - making the dream of owning real estate more accessible to everyone globally.
Diversity & inclusion at GetGround
We encourage applications from all sections of society and we believe in the criticality of an inclusive culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by law.
- 42% of our employees identify as female or non-specified, 58% as male
- 19 nationalities represented across offices in 5 countries
- Our work on Design Accessibility
- Inclusion is at the heart of our culture - we celebrate and reflect on key D&I and cultural events such as: Black History Month, International Women's Day and Pride
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