Global Arbitration Paralegal – Hearings & Submissions

United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Critical illness insurance

Income protection

7% pension contribution

Gym/wellness

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

25 days annual holiday

Job summary

King & Spalding LLP in London seeks a Paralegal to assist lawyers across international arbitration and cross-border disputes. You will manage case files, prepare submissions, and coordinate with translators, vendors and local counsel.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and several years of dispute resolution experience, with strong organizational and research skills. English fluency is essential; additional languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and approximately five or more years of litigation, arbitration or international disputes experience in a mid-to-large-size law firm or comparable professional environment required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Strong proofreading, cite-checking, research, organisational and analytical skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience with onsite hearings, including international hearings, and willingness to work overtime, evenings and weekends when required.
• Experience with document management, electronic data, and collaboration platforms.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation, drafting, cite-checking, formatting and finalisation of international arbitration filings, written submissions, memorials, witness statements, expert reports and related materials.
• Perform extensive footnote review, cite-checking and organisation of supporting documentary, factual and witness evidence for lengthy submissions and hearing materials.
• Organise and maintain case documents, pleadings, correspondence, exhibits, authorities, filings, team databases, electronic data and document-management systems.
• Prepare document chronologies, factual summaries, exhibit lists, hearing indexes, witness materials and other case-management tools.
• Conduct factual and legal research to locate opinions, legal authorities, exhibits and other information related to a matter.
• Coordinate vendors providing translation, photocopying, binding, printing, e-discovery and hearing-support services.
• Assist at hearings in London or other locations and support post-hearing submissions.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Research and proofreading

Cite-checking

English fluency

Other languages (plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Relativity

Microsoft Copilot

Teams

Job description

King & Spalding LLP in London seeks a Paralegal to assist lawyers across international arbitration and cross-border disputes. You will manage case files, prepare submissions, and coordinate with translators, vendors and local counsel.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and several years of dispute resolution experience, with strong organizational and research skills. English fluency is essential; additional languages are a plus.