Paralegal (Fixed term) Leeds, England
Bupa
Full Time
Leeds, England
24400 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Paralegal
Kirkstall Forge, Leeds + Hybrid Working
Fixed Term Contract (3 – 6 months)
£24,400 + Excellent benefits
Full Time – 37.5 hours pw
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.
Role Overview
As part of the Commercial, Corporate and Property Legal team you will support the work of the team focusing on procurement contracting to underpin delivery of Bupa’s business strategy and purpose, in particular ensuring that the legal risks and operations of procurement relating to BGUK and Group businesses.
What you’ll do:
- To provide support and assistance on contracting within the CCP team, in order to manage and mitigate procurement legal risks within Bupa, including:
- Working with a significant Business Unit (“BU”) within the BGUK Market Unit and Group, namely Procurement;
- Providing support to the business in drafting and negotiating agreements with suppliers and business partners, in order to achieve agreed business outcomes and ensure compliance with all applicable law and regulation, including Bupa’s own policies, guidance and procedures;
- Working closely with the Procurement team to deliver effective support and advice in RFI, RFP and competitive tender processes;
- Developing, aligning with the business, and implementing legal strategy, policies and processes in order to mitigate legal risk for Bupa;
- Ensuring that Bupa’s name, reputation and intellectual property rights are protected;
- Working with key stakeholders to improve practice and protocols, in order to ensure completion of contracts in a timely manner;
- Assisting with the development of procedures, templates and guidance to enable the stakeholders to be more self-sufficient on contracts, in particular low risk contracts;
- Keeping up-to-date with external best practice and developments in the law in order to maintain and share up-to-date knowledge and ensure continuous improvement; and
- Working with the rest of the CCP team to ensure that appropriate procedures are in place so that the business has adequate advance notice of changes in applicable laws and regulation and assisting the business in understanding the commercial implications of such changes.
What you’ll bring:
- Good organisational skills; understanding of how to add value; tenacious with a high attention to detail; conscientious and hard-working; thrives in a dynamic environment; ability to act with good judgment and discretion, including handling of sensitive matters appropriately.
- Previous legal and contract drafting experience desirable.
- 1st or 2.1 degree.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- LPC and/or GDL desirable but not essential
Benefits
We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. You’ll be eligible for:
- 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
- Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
- Fixed term benefits allowance
- Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
- Workplace pension
- Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.
Diversity and Inclusion
Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly. That’s why we’re happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Whether you’ve found your feet or are discovering a new path.
Welcome to a place that celebrates you.
This isn’t where you've been.
This is where you're going.
This is what we have belief in
Time Type:
Full time
Bupa
careers.bupa.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
Iñaki Ereño
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Private
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1947
