Corporate Paralegal

ENL Legal Recruitment; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to varied corporate work

Supportive team environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

ENL Legal Recruitment is seeking a Corporate Paralegal in Walsall to support a Legal 500-ranked corporate team. You will assist with mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and commercial contracts, drafting and due diligence, and liaising with clients and external advisers.

You will work alongside solicitors and partners, developing experience across corporate transactions and related administrative tasks in a collaborative, professional environment.

Qualifications

• Paralegal experience within corporate or corporate and commercial teams is preferred.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain an effective diary system.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident in building professional relationships with clients, colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work collaboratively while using initiative to progress matters independently.
• A law degree, CILEx qualification or equivalent would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support solicitors and partners on mergers, acquisitions, business sales and purchases, restructurings and commercial contract matters.
• Draft, amend and proofread legal documents.
• Assist with due diligence exercises and manage electronic data rooms.
• Support transaction completions and post-completion processes.
• Maintain transaction checklists, action lists and completion timetables.
• Prepare completion bibles and electronic transaction records.
• Prepare and submit Companies House filings.
• Liaise with clients, accountants, financial advisers, lenders and external solicitors.
• Ensure matters progress efficiently and in line with firm procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Provide wider administrative and legal support to the corporate team.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Initiative

Education

Law degree

CILEx qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Corporate Paralegal | Walsall | Legal 500 Firm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Paralegal to join a highly regarded, Legal 500-ranked team in Walsall.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and organised paralegal with previous corporate or corporate and commercial experience to join a professional, collaborative team supporting continued growth.

Working alongside experienced solicitors and partners, you will gain exposure to a varied range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, business sales and purchases, restructurings and commercial contract matters.

The Role

You will provide essential legal and transactional support to the wider corporate team, assisting with matters from inception through to completion. Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting solicitors and partners on mergers, acquisitions, business sales and purchases, restructurings and commercial contract matters.
• Drafting, amending and proofreading legal documents.
• Assisting with legal due diligence exercises and managing electronic data rooms.
• Supporting transaction completions and post-completion processes.
• Maintaining transaction checklists, action lists and completion timetables.
• Preparing completion bibles and electronic transaction records.
• Preparing and submitting Companies House filings.
• Liaising with clients, accountants, financial advisers, lenders and external solicitors.
• Ensuring matters progress efficiently and in line with firm procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Providing wider administrative and legal support to the corporate team.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous paralegal experience within a corporate or corporate and commercial team.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain an effective diary system.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence in building professional relationships with clients, colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• The ability to work collaboratively while using initiative to progress matters independently.

A law degree, CILEx qualification or equivalent legal training would be advantageous. Experience with Companies House filings, company secretarial matters, corporate transactions, due diligence exercises, electronic signing platforms or virtual data rooms would also be beneficial.

The Benefits

• Opportunity to join a Legal 500-ranked corporate team.
• Exposure to a varied and interesting range of corporate transactions.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Excellent opportunity to develop your corporate law experience and progress your career.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever their ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.