Paralegal
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Job Description
The role of a Paralegal at our Newcastle Legal Delivery Centre offers you the chance to work within a range of practice areas which complement the firms work ensuring that knowledge resources processes and technology are deployed effectively to support our clients. Our skills and expertise are in great demand. Therefore we are looking to recruit additional Paralegals to join the highly experienced innovative and clientcentric team.
Key responsibilities
- Ensuring your work is accurate and thorough at all times
- Accurately updating internal tracking systems
- Being proactive about continuous improvement systems and processes
- Integrating legal technology into our processes and advancing your skills in this area as much as possible
- Working efficiently and effectively within a team
- Providing timely updates as to work progress
- Communicating effectively at all times
- Playing a role in developing and representing the culture of the Newcastle Office and ensuring that we offer a diverse and inclusive workplace that is welcoming and supportive to all
What you will do
You will undertake a multitude of tasks for a range of practice areas as mentioned above including but not limited to;
- Due diligence
- Reviewing/ drafting NDAs and commercial contracts
- Verifying prospectuses and investor presentations
- Drafting transaction documents and letters
- Reviewing pre and postcompletion work
- Assisting with collation and preparation of conditions precedent
- Contract reviews
- Preparing transaction bibles
- Proofreading/checking crossreferencing
- Redacting
- Preparing precedents
- Preparing bundles and chronologies
- Edisclosure
- You will use the latest legal technology for service delivery including Kira High Q Relativity and Contract Companion
- Other administrative tasks as and when required
How we will support you
You will be given the opportunity to get involved in a range on internal training which covers:
- Legal Technology
- Process Improvement
- Various online training specific to the role of a paralegal lawyer manager etc.
- Legal Training
Qualifications :
Your career experience so far
You will possess the following skills:
- Ideally previous experience of working in an office or corporate environment
- Flexible and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent research capabilities with the ability to follow detailed instructions and produce complex findings
- Proactive and forward thinking
- Flexible and have desire to learn
- Organised and efficient ability to meet; daily weekly and monthly deadlines
- Proficient in applying and using a range of technology
- Good academics you will be a graduate (any discipline nonlaw degrees accepted) or have completed a CILEx level 3 (or above) qualification in Law.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Very good team player
Additional Information :
Work pattern
Monday Friday 35 hours per week. Core office hours are 09:00 20:00
Hybrid working
This role follows our balanced hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time. Please see our careers site for further information on our working environment.
The recruitment process
Applications close: 2 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Application process: CV and mandatory cover letter
Stage 1 online assessments held: W/C 6 & 13 January 2025
Stage 2 in person assessments held: W/C 27 January 2025 & W/C 3 February 2025
Stage 3 competencybased interview: Final interviews to be held W/C 10 February 2025
Equal opportunities statement
At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.
We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age. This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.
We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.
Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.
Find out more about our inclusive culture here.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
