Paralegal Remote
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for a group of individuals to join our youth focused support charity and contribute to our aim of supporting young people right across the UK to fulfil their best potential, while gaining hands on legal and paralegal experience.
About Teenage Helpline
Teenage Helpline is an online mentoring service run by young people, for young people. The aims of Teenage Helpline are to provide the first stepping-stone for young people who may need to get professional support, but do not feel comfortable seeking this support for themselves. Not only this, but we also provide mentoring for young people who do not need professional support, but who need a little extra attention and support to help them cope with other personal issues.
About the role
As a Paralegal, you will play a very key role in supporting the growth of Teenage Helpline. As we continue to grow our charity, both in size and the support that it provides, we are exploring more avenues into the way that we operate. As such, we are looking for a team of paralegals to join the team to support our General Counsel in providing sound, quality legal advice to the charity. As a youth focused charity, we provide a lot of development opportunities for our volunteers, and you will have the opportunity to expand this role as you desire, with the support from an experienced solicitor.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Supporting General Counsel and Company Secretary, CEO and the Board by carrying out legal and company secretarial tasks
Assisting with company, commercial and charity law advice including drafting basic legal documents
Carrying out legal research, drafting reports and proof-reading documents
Helping draft board minutes, prepare board packs, make filings, creating and updating company registers
Writing blogs and legal updates
Skills required / desired:
- Background in working in a legal setting, whether as a paralegal, trainee solicitor or any other relevant experience
- Strong attention to detail, with an ability to provide accurate information in a timely manner against deadlines
- A strong work ethic
- Analytical, with the ability to process large amounts of information and present in a concise and understandable way
