Paralegal Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.
With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.
Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.
The Data, Privacy and Cyber team is made up of leading advisers for a wide range of clients, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services. From start-ups to multinationals, the firm’s comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace.
The team is a fantastic, energetic and sociable group with an extremely impressive and varied client base, predominantly in the technology, advertising and marketing, media, professional services, and entertainment and sport sectors.
The role
You will form part of the market leading Data, Privacy and Cyber team, helping with a diverse and exciting range of work, for example; data subject access requests, data breach responses, commercial contract reviews, collating international advice and advising on all aspects of data protection, privacy and cyber compliance and strategy, both nationally and internationally.
We are seeking a paralegal to join our team; the role would suit a junior paralegal with strong analytical capabilities and the confidence to shoulder responsibility for their own matters and deal directly with clients and lawyers in other jurisdictions.
The candidate would be expected to assist of the team with a range of matters at one time, with a particular focus on carrying out reviews in the context of data subject access requests and all aspects of data protection, privacy and cyber compliance and strategy, both nationally and internationally. The candidate would be able to work remotely and, in the office, – to be discussed according to the candidate and team’s requirements. The candidate will primarily work under the supervision of Mary Traynor, Legal Director, who is based in the Belfast office but will also work with other team members from other offices, including London and Cardiff. Support and relevant training will be provided.
Candidate profile:
- Excellent organisational and legal research skills.
- Strong practical and analytical skills.
- Ability to communicate at all levels.
- Friendly, enthusiastic, ‘can-do attitude’ and a good team player.
- Good eye for detail.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Professional in conduct
- Punctual at all times.
Educational and Professional Qualifications Required:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Competent in MS Office suite.
At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.
