In-House Paralegal - Energy

Page Personnel; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an experienced Litigation Paralegal for a permanent role in London, offering hybrid working conditions. The role involves providing legal support in litigation and procurement, and requires a law degree with relevant litigation experience. Competitive salary with progression opportunities available.

Benefits

Competitive salary + annual bonus

Progression opportunities

Hybrid working: 3 days office, 2 days home

Qualifications

• Experience in litigation transactions and associated disclosure exercises.
• Interest in power, renewable energy, or infrastructure sectors is desirable.
• Previous experience working in-house or in a related sector is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Providing legal support across business departments.
• Managing legal aspects of procurement activities.
• Drafting and negotiating various contracts and agreements.

Skills

Legal research

Contract negotiation

Documentation management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent

Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)

Job description

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• EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXPERIENCED LITIGATION PARALEGAL TO MOVE IN-HOUSE
• PERMANENT LONDON BASED ROLE WITH HYBRID WORKING

About Our Client

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

Job 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

The Successful Applicant

• 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

What's on 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.