In-House Litigation Paralegal - Energy

Michael Page Legal; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal recruitment opportunity exists for a Paralegal at a leading company. The role involves providing essential legal support across various departments, including litigation and procurement, focusing on compliance, risk management, and contract negotiations. Hybrid working options offer a balanced work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary + annual bonus

Progression opportunities

Hybrid working: 3 office, 2 home

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in law or an equivalent degree required.
• LPC or SQE desirable.
• Experience in litigation transactions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide litigation and procurement support.
• Assist in drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Conduct legal research for business teams.

Skills

Legal research

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in law

Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Paralegal to join my clients growing legal team.

The legal team works closely with the commercial, technical and finance departments to provide high quality, business focused advice; supporting with risk management to help make sound commercial decisions.

Client Details

The role will require you to provide legal support across the business including their commercial, development, procurement and finance departments, with a focus on:

• Litigation support - documentation management; project support; and assisting with disclosure
• Procurement support - managing legal support for the procurement of goods and services; negotiating T&Cs; and assisting in the preparation and review of requests for proposals (RFP) and requests for quotations (RFQ)
• Assisting in drafting and negotiating various contracts such as non-disclosure agreements, terms of engagement and standard terms and conditions

Description

Your responsibilities will vary, but can be expected to include:

• Working closely with stakeholders, both internally and externally, to ensure that risks are identified and mitigated
• Conducting legal research for other members of the legal and business teams
• Providing advice on contractual provisions and the effects of applicable laws and regulations
• Helping to ensure that business activities comply with company standards and policies, and are aligned to relevant regulatory requirements
• Creating and maintaining policies around contract approvals, template management and document retention
• Performing general administrative support for the legal team

Profile

• Either a Bachelor's degree in law (or an equivalent degree); or a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)
• LPC or SQE would be desirable
• Previous experience of working in house or in a law firm on litigation transactions which, ideally, have included some form of disclosure exercise
• An interest in, and experience of, working in the power / renewable energy / infrastructure sectors would be desirable
• Previous experience of working in-house in a related company or sector would be an advantage but is not essential

Job Offer

This role reports to the Head of Legal - Operations and will provide support on a wide range of legal matters but with a strong focus on litigation and procurement support.

• Permanent Role
• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Hybrid working: 3 office, 2 home
• Progression opportunities on offer
• The role will be based in the London office with the possibility of occasional travel to meetings in the UK and Ireland.