paralegal Cheadle, North West England, England
Job description
Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pets and their owners with the very best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online or from our 457 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. The Group also operates a leading small animal veterinary business, with 444 veterinary General Practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations.
Our business is fast-paced, innovative and fun and its our people that make the real difference. This is a fantastic opportunity to come and work for an award winning company who put people at the very heart of everything they do.
About the role
We are looking for a Corporate Paralegal to work out of our Support Office in Handforth (Cheshire), and we can offer hybrid working from this location. This is a 12 month fixed term contract.
As Corporate Paralegal, you will provide assistance to our Legal Team and in particular the Vet Group team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain experience within a high-achieving and supportive in-house legal team, and to widen their skill set across a broad range of legal and corporate/commercial matters in a successful and fast-paced business.
You can expect to get involved with:
- Providing assistance to our solicitors in drafting and negotiating a number of standard form corporate documents including;
- Joint venture agreements
- Share purchase agreements
- Board minutes and written resolutions
- Banking documents
- Filing forms with Companies House or other statutory bodies as appropriate to include first point of contact for using our internal filing system
- Liaising between internal departments and external solicitors and lenders
- Running lender conditions precedent lists in the run up to completion of corporate transactions
- Preparing sales packs, attending signing days and ensure correct signing and completion of documents
- Post completion filing and scanning of legal documents
About you
- Previous paralegal and/or corporate experience is desirable.
- A degree level qualification
- Ability to work in a team environment with other business functions
- A “can do” attitude with a positive and proactive approach
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise yourself efficiently and to work to multiple deadlines
- General business and commercial awareness
Our diversity and inclusion vision is that everyone is welcome and feels part of our group. If you think you’re a good match to what we are looking for, and you share our belief that together ‘we’re better with pets’, we’d like to hear from you, whatever your background or circumstances.
About our purpose
Far more than a retailer, Pets at Home Group is the UK’s leading pet care specialist, fulfilling every possible pet and owner need, from food and accessories to grooming and vet services. Since 1991, we’ve been building a business around pets and their owners and we’ve set our sights on becoming the best pet care business in the world. Join us now and you can be part of that journey, developing your future as we develop ours. This is a place where you can take pride and passion in your work within an inspiring, professional team that’s focused on supporting pets and their owners to live happier lives together.
We’re driven by the wellbeing of pets and we make sure we look after our people too. We depend on your commitment and innovation, and reward it with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits. Together we’ll create the future of pet care.
