Business Crime Paralegal

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading litigation specialist law firm is seeking an experienced Business Crime Paralegal to join their esteemed Business Crime team in London on a 12-month contract. The ideal candidate will assist with litigation tasks, manage documents, and conduct legal research, contributing to high-profile cases in fraud and commercial litigation.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months experience in contentious/criminal law.
• Prior experience in a law firm or legal service provider required.
• Strong analytical and document management skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing large quantities of documents including historical and incoming material.
• Drafting memos, attending meetings, and liaising with Counsel.
• Reviewing and analysing case materials and producing summaries.

Skills

Legal research

Document management

Analytical skills

Education

Law degree or conversion equivalent

Tools

Digital document review platform

Job description

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Business Crime Paralegal – Specialist Litigation Firm – London

Taylor Root have partnered with a leading law firm in their search for an experienced Paralegal to join their Business Crime team in London. This role is being offered as a 12 month fixed-term contract.

The Firm

Our client is a leading litigation specialist law firm known for its heavyweight international disputes. They are augmented by top ranked legal directories for their civil fraud, commercial disputes and business crime practices.

The Team

The Business Crime team specialise in anti-money laundering; bribery and corruption; commercial and trust litigation; corporate investigations, criminal antitrust (cartels); cross-border issues (including extradition and mutual legal assistance) fraud (criminal and civil) and have been consistently ranked in tier by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

The Role

You will assist the fee earners in the team on various litigation and administrative tasks. This will include:

• Managing large quantities of documents (both historical documents and incoming new material);
• Using a digital document review platform;
• Reviewing and analysing case materials;
• Producing case material summaries;
• Attending and taking notes at client meetings, court or during conference calls;
• Drafting memos and correspondence;
• Liaising with Counsel;
• Legal research; and
• General administration, as required.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have studied law or a conversion equivalent and will have prior experience of at least 12 months in a previous contentious/criminal manner from another top law firm or legal service provider.

To find out more about this exciting new role and to apply for this exciting position please apply now.