Paralegal London, England
Job description
- About Us
Transreport is a company that specializes in providing accessible services for passengers in the transportation industry. Our goal is to ensure that all passengers, regardless of their individual accessibility needs, can use our product to easily book assistance services provided by transportation company staff. We are committed to creating innovative solutions that make a difference in people's lives and improving accessibility in the transportation industry.
Transreport is now also expanding in Japan and so the paralegal must be comfortable dealing with international contracts and agreements. Prior experience in this area would be an asset.
We are ideally looking for a post-graduate student with either a law degree or having completed the GDL and LPC, to join us as a paralegal within our Operations Team.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We are a disability confident employer and welcome applications from disabled candidates. We recognise that some candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the interview process and are committed to making these adjustments where needed.
Our goal is to create an inclusive and accessible workplace for all, and we value your unique perspective. We offer disabled applicants the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). To be invited to interview or assessment under this scheme, you must show
- in your supporting statements that you meet the minimum criteria for the role.
- Simply complete the declaration below and send it with your application.
If you do not wish to apply under the GIS, but do require us to make reasonable adjustments at interview, then please let us know what those adjustments will be.
A request under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme does not guarantee you a job. At interview, the best candidate will be offered the post.
If you have any questions about the application process, please let us know.
As a Paralegal, you will work under our Legal and Compliance Manager and will handle a wide range of corporate, commercial and compliance work, which will support and contribute to the future of Transreport. To be successful, the candidate will need to be able to work well both independently and as part of a team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated law graduate to gain experience working for a fast-paced start-up in the technology industry, with a high-level of responsibility from the outset.
We are looking for the candidate to start as soon as possible.
Please ensure you add a cover letter to the end of your CV. The cover letter should include why you wish to join Transreport and any relevant skills/experience you may have which suit this role.
Join us on an exciting journey and become a member of our growing team.
Our culture
Key aspects of our culture here at Transreport:
- Open and transparent, we share knowledge & experience, and encourage everyone to contribute so we can all learn together.
- We actively encouragement and support self-development
- We listen respectfully, ensuring everyone’s opinions are equally heard and carefully considered
- We all work together, collaborating effectively across teams, departments and locations.
- We strive for best-practice in all we do: treating our clients fairly and communicating transparently across colleagues, associates and business partners
About the Role
As a member of the team, your main responsibilities will be to:
- undertake legal research and monitor different channels for any relevant legal changes
- comfortable dealing with both English law and international contracts and agreements
- review, draft and amend a range of commercial contracts
- review, draft and amend NDAs
- review, draft and amend internal policies
- manage our trademarks
- support HR with employment matters
- provide feedback to the senior managers and the wider team on legal queries
- liaise with external counsel where necessary
- compliance work, including handling subject access requests
About You
We expect you:
- either an undergraduate law degree or the GDL, and ideally completion of the LPC in both circumstances.
- high attention to detail
- good commercial awareness
- strong written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrable ability to absorb complex information and present it to different audiences in a clear and accessible way
- comfortable taking initiative and working autonomously
- strong interpersonal skills, to work and build relationships with a range of people holding different views
- the ability to understand diverse perspectives and to be able to successfully influence and negotiate
- good organisation skills, to track priorities, work to deadlines and manage projects
- a flexible and adaptable approach, in order to respond to shifting priorities and a rapidly evolving external environment
- commitment and passion for improving the lives and experiences of citizens or for advancing a particular cause.
The following are not essential but would be well-received by us in respect to this role:
- experience with ISO accreditations (or other compliance accreditations)
- previous in-house paralegal experience
- experience with different legal systems
Employee Benefits/Perks of the Job:
- Company Pension Scheme matching to help you save for retirement
- Private medical insurance for you and your kids after the probationary period
- Tech & Cycle Scheme
- Free Flu Jab for you and your family members
- Company issued laptop
- Generous paid time off and flexible working hours to promote work-life balance
- Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support growing families
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and teamwork
- Fully remote work arrangement to provide flexibility and promote work-life balance
- Discretionary Bonus (Dependent upon organisational and individual performance)
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- How to apply GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME?
Simply complete the declaration below and send it with your application.
If you need any help completing this form or would like it in an alternative format, please contact us on the application form / advertisement.
If you require any adjustments as part of the interview or recruitment process please do reach out to us - include specific email address here – [email protected].
DECLARATION
I consider myself to have a disability as defined above and I would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
Please kindly fill in the box below with your Name and Date.'
Work Location: One location
