Knowledge Paralegal - Disputes and Investigations (12 month FTC)

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Un cabinet d'avocats de premier plan recherche un Knowledge Paralegal pour rejoindre son équipe de litiges et d'enquêtes à Londres. Le candidat idéal contribuera à la recherche juridique, à la rédaction et à l'organisation, travaillant en étroite collaboration avec des avocats et du personnel au sein d'une équipe dynamique dans un environnement exigeant.

Qualifications

• Diplôme (2:1 ou supérieur) ou diplôme de troisième cycle en droit.
• Excellentes compétences organisationnelles et en communication.
• Capacité à apprendre rapidement de nouveaux concepts juridiques.

Responsibilities

• Surveillance des nouveaux jugements et rédaction de résumés.
• Coordination de la collecte de documents de précédents.
• Préparation des ordres du jour et mise à jour des pages intranet.

Skills

Organisation

Recherche juridique

Communication

Education

Diplôme en droit (2:1 ou supérieur)

LPC complet

Tools

MS Office

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Knowledge Paralegal - Disputes and Investigations (12 month FTC), London

Client: Slaughter and May

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 04.06.2025

Expiry Date: 19.07.2025

Job Description:

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a professional, engaging individual to join our DI Knowledge team. Reporting to the Head of DI Knowledge, the role requires excellent organisational abilities, legal research and drafting skills, and an ability to make use of the firm’s extensive suite of IT products and platforms. The successful candidate will work closely and interact with people in the DI Group and across the firm at all levels, including partners, associates, trainees, other paralegals, and EAs.

When our clients’ commercial and reputational interests are at stake, they turn to us. Our Disputes and Investigations (DI) Group has an outstanding reputation for delivering successful outcomes in some of the most complex and sensitive disputes and investigations in the market.

• We are a leading disputes practice, representing corporates, financial institutions, and governments in complex commercial litigation in the Courts and Tribunals. We are recognised for our expertise in major class actions, group litigation, banking disputes, and competition damages actions.
• Our international arbitration practice advises on complex, high-value, and strategically significant disputes, particularly those arising in a post-M&A context, for clients from every business sector, notably energy and infrastructure, financial services, and healthcare.
• We are one of the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices, playing significant roles in many of the most important regulatory and criminal investigations, representing companies and individuals in financial regulatory and corporate crime investigations, prosecutions, enforcement actions, and related civil litigation.

The DI Group comprises 17 partners, over 100 associates, and 28 trainee solicitors. Support staff include four Knowledge Lawyers, a Knowledge and Information Manager, an Executive Assistant, Business Development professionals, a Project Management team, and a dedicated Evidence and Operations team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES //

The key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Research and Drafting: Monitoring new judgments, preparing summaries, drafting articles on legal developments, leading weekly updates, and preparing monthly newsletters.
• Knowhow collection: Coordinating collection of DI precedent documents, assisting with searches and case tracking, and updating model documents.
• Training: Coordinating training sessions, facilitating delivery and attendance, and organizing the monthly all-hands meeting.
• Organisational Support: Preparing agendas, maintaining data, supporting KLs, and updating intranet pages.

CANDIDATE PROFILE //

Candidates must have:

• Strong academic qualifications, including a degree (2:1 or above) or postgraduate diploma in law, and LPC completion.
• Excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to learn new legal concepts quickly, with strong research skills and attention to detail.
• Good IT skills, including MS Office applications and the ability to learn new systems.
• Self-motivated, proactive, reliable, flexible, and a team player.
• High professionalism and integrity, adhering to the firm’s key behaviours and ethical standards.