Paralegal Uxbridge, England
Job description
Paralegal
We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join us and apply legal expertise and commercially focused advice on a range of issues including licensing, contracts and terms of business. As a Paralegal, you will support the General Counsel in researching and resolving a broad range of legal and compliance queries, with a view to provide accurate and risk-averse advisory support to stakeholders across the group of luxury interior design brands.
Responsibilities
Providing support as an integral part of the legal and compliance team for the PLC business as well as across the group of Brands. Thriving in a small team as part of a mid-sized business environment and assisting across commercial and corporate matters as well as Company Secretary tasks, all with a strong sense of commerciality.
In this multi-faceted role, you will provide legal support and concise, commercially focused, advice on:
- Commercial matters; reviewing and drafting contracts, NDAs, agent and distributor agreements, marketing and influencer agreements and guest designer agreements using templates and bespoke drafting
- IP matters; negotiating and drafting licensing agreements, TM protection and contentious issues as well as strategic risk mapping for our group of brands
- Legal and compliance; keeping up to date with industry regulations in order to remain compliant, providing accurate advice to the business and liaising with our external counsel and DPO. Alongside supporting with corporate, PLC and company secretary matters
- Providing overall support to the General Counsel
- Assist with Board & Committee meetings, drafting and circulating Board papers as required
- Ensure statutory compliance across the Group both UK and internationally. Ensuring all applicable statutory and regulatory filings are made for the UK business
- Support with the management, control and administration of contracts for electronic signature
To be successful in this role you will need to be highly collaborative, flexible and pragmatic in approach. A problem solver with a keen eye for detail who can understand and align with strategic company objectives whilst directly working with and supporting the General Counsel as well having autonomy for and managing their own stakeholders.
Training Opportunity: for the right candidate, following a successful first year in the role, there is the opportunity to gain support for qualification via the SQE route.
You will have commercial contracts experience, either from private practice or in-house, with a good attitude towards learning and developing your legal knowledge. You will also need to have excellent relationship building skills as you will be engaging with the business across all departments. This role could suit an ambitious LPC graduate who has studied any of the commercial electives looking to expand on their paralegal experience.
Skills & Experience
- LLB in Law; or equivalent legal diploma/education background and/or equivalent
- LPC or SQE 1 and 2 preferred
- At least 1 years’ experience in a law firm or legal department ideally in-house
- A background and interest in commercial law, IP and compliance
- Effective relationship management with stakeholders
- Ability to apply knowledge in a practical way, analyse risks and propose business-oriented solutions
- Well informed, a fast learner and able to hit the ground running
- Ability to prioritise multiple projects and conflicting priorities
- Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Strong business acumen
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Confident with research
About us
Sanderson Design Group is an international luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics together with a wide range of ancillary interior products.
In 2020, we brought our portfolio of brands home to Sanderson Design Group, evoking the combined longevity and prodigious creative history of our brands. Sanderson Design Group describes the ebullience of our past endeavours. It sketches the outline of our future. A collective of quintessentially British luxury interior brands and 2 manufacturing brands, at Sanderson Design Group we are Sanderson, Morris & Co., Zoffany, Harlequin, Clarke & Clarke, Scion, Anstey Wallpaper Company and Standfast & Barracks.
Our purpose is "To bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives". This has defined and shaped our brands since our very earliest days. The oldest brand in our arsenal, from where we derive the namesake of our group, begun life in 1860, as an importer of fine French wallpapers to London. Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd played a pivotal role in defining English interior decoration tastes and its early success led to displaying designs at London’s finest showroom, at Berners Street. Around this time in 1924, Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd were awarded The Royal Warrant, becoming “purveyors of wallpaper and paint” to the court of George V.
We recognise that each one of our brands contributes a unique chapter to our story. It is why we represent the full spectrum of British interior design, catering from cutting-edge sleek modern styles, to the hearty warmth of traditional forms. Our decision to rebrand as Sanderson Design Group in 2020 is our way of paying homage to our rich history, as well as marking our path towards a new future. As custodians of over 160 years of design experience, we are proud to Bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives. We are Sanderson Design Group.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Uxbridge: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Uxbridge
