Construction Paralegal

Ridge & Partners LLP; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal firm in Bristol is seeking a Paralegal to support its Legal & Insurance Team. The role involves assisting with contract reviews, monitoring timelines, and contributing to legal documentation. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's in Law and demonstrate strong attention to detail and communication skills. Opportunities for growth within the in-house legal department are available.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and strong communication skills (written and verbal) are essential.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workload based on commercial importance.

Responsibilities

• Support with the contract review process: intake, triage, and tracking.
• Maintain the contract review tracker for incoming requests.
• Monitor review timelines to process requests efficiently.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Flexibility

Organized

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent experience

Job description

Ridge is currently seeking a paralegal to join its Legal & Insurance Team, predominantly to provide support in relation to Ridge’s legal, risk and compliance functions.

The Opportunity :

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to kick start their legal journey and establish a progressive career in the in-house legal department of a growing business. That person will be able to demonstrate a pragmatic, commercial approach to applying their legal training.

Role and Responsibilities :

You will join a team of experienced lawyers who will offer support from day one. Your role and responsibilities will include the following :

• Support with the contract review process : intake, triage and tracking
• Maintain and update the contract review tracker to ensure that all requests are captured
• Monitor review timelines to ensure contract review requests are processed efficiently
• Contributing to internal know-how and best practice materials
• Contributing to internal legal features and bulletins
• Maintain and update the professional indemnity insurance approvals tracker
• Serve as the primary contact for issuing insurance certificate renewals
• Tracking progress of professional indemnity insurance claims and preparing reports for the Board
• Support the Compliance Team with ad-hoc tasks

Over time, your role would grow to also include the following :

• Reviewing bespoke client appointment contracts
• Negotiating and drafting appointment contracts and their associated framework, collateral and downstream agreements
• Reviewing and negotiating NDAs
• Liaising with project teams during contract formation, ensuring compliance with internal protocols
• Collating and updating precedent clauses and documents
• Interpretation of Ridge’s insurance policies
• Supporting business development in the legal sector for Ridge’s Expert Witness function

Experience and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent experience
• Excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong academic background
• Must be flexible, organised, and self-motivated team player who is able to work within the team to achieve common goals
• A commercial understanding of the construction industry – desirable, but not essential

You might be a recent graduate, or you might have relevant work experience. You will have the ability to deal with a wide range of people across the business and the confidence to operate relatively autonomously in a highly commercial environment. If necessary, you will use your judgement to manage a workload in order according to commercial importance to the business and to meet multiple and often prompt deadlines. You will be keen to grow your in-house career and enjoy the opportunities that Ridge has to offer.