Corporate / Commercial Paralegal

McKinlay Law; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London law firm is seeking a paralegal to support Partners and Senior Associates in corporate transactional work. This role offers the chance to gain valuable experience that could lead to a training contract. Candidates must possess strong academics and some prior experience in a corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a corporate paralegal, even if minimal.
• Confidence in communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with corporate and banking transactions.
• Draft engagement letters and assist with anti-money laundering checks.
• Attending meetings and taking detailed notes.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Excellent academics

Job description

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Salary: to £30,000 (depending on experience)

Leading London law firm are looking for a paralegal with a couple of months’ experience in corporate / commercial work to join their expandingteam. You must have excellent academics and there is a strong possibility this roe will lead to a training contract. They role will be assisting Partners and Senior Associates on a wide variety of corporate transactional work for both UK and international clients. The role will include:

• Attending departmental meetings and contributes to exchanges of information about know-how and workload
• Assisting with anti-money laundering checks on potential clients, drafting engagement letters and opening new files
• Assisting with due diligence on corporate/banking transactions; establishing and operating online data rooms; ordering and indexing relevant documentation and reviewing and summarising the key terms of such documentation
• Assisting with drafting and high-level review of transactional documents under supervision
• Dealing with the incorporation and structuring of new companies
• Attending meetings with clients and taking detailed notes
• Registrations and filings at Companies House
• Dealing with commercial contracts

An exceptional environment and a fantastic opportunity in a dynamic and progressive law firm to gain quality experience for the successful paralegal. It is essential that you have already some experience as a corporate paralegal (this doesn’t have to be a lot and it could even be gained during work experience) and have confident communication skills and excellent academics. Collegiate, team-orientated environment with a good work life balance. There is a strong possibility this role will lead to a training contract as the firm often takes their trainees from their paralegals.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.