In-House Paralegal - Energy

Michael Page Legal; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment consultancy is looking for a Paralegal to support its growing legal team in London. The role involves providing litigation and procurement support across departments, conducting legal research, and drafting contracts. This permanent position offers competitive salary, annual bonus, hybrid working, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Progression opportunities

Hybrid working: 3 office, 2 home

Qualifications

• Degree in law or equivalent; LPC or SQE desirable.
• Experience in litigation transactions and disclosure exercises.
• Interest in renewable energy and infrastructure sectors advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across various business departments.
• Conduct legal research and provide advice on legal matters.
• Assist with litigation documentation and contract negotiation.

Skills

Litigation support

Contract negotiation

Legal research

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.