Legal Analyst

Ashurst Perkins Coie; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Remote work options

Wellbeing benefits

Gym membership

Learning & Development

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group is seeking Legal Analysts to join our Delivery Legal team in Glasgow. This full-time, hybrid role places you at the centre of AI-enabled legal delivery and quality commercial work for the firm’s global practices.

You will handle transactional support, document review, due diligence, and prepare materials for trials and hearings while managing data rooms and project plans. Strong IT skills and a collaborative mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• An LL.B or equivalent law degree; Diploma in Legal Practice or LPC not essential.
• Enthusiasm for the changing legal landscape, innovation, and building expertise in NewLaw space.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Good written and oral communication skills, a collaborative approach and a confident, professional manner.
• High levels of IT skills and resilience in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Transactional support, including company search reports, transaction management, execution support, security registration and post-completion activities.
• Document review, due diligence and drafting of legal documents and reports for client projects of all sizes.
• Trial and hearing preparation, including supporting evidence preparation, transcript reviews and indexing documents.
• Data and document management, including setting up and managing deal and data rooms.
• Daily management of client projects, including setting up and updating project plans and co-ordinating local counsel input.

Skills

IT skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Organisational skills

Collaboration

Education

LL.B or equivalent

Job description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity:

We are looking for new Legal Analysts to join our Delivery Legal team in Glasgow, which has grown to more than 50 qualified lawyers and experienced analysts. You will work at the centre of AI-enabled legal delivery, getting hands‑on experience of how technology is changing the way legal services are delivered. You will also do quality commercial legal work for the firm's global practices.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Transactional support, including company search reports, transaction management, execution support, security registration and post-completion activities
• Document review, due diligence and drafting of legal documents and reports, for client projects of all sizes
• Trial and hearing preparation, including supporting evidence preparation, transcript reviews and indexing documents
• Data and document management, including setting up and managing deal and data rooms
• Daily management of client projects, including setting up and updating project plans and co-ordinating local counsel input

This is a full-time, permanent role based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site.

About you:

• An LL.B or equivalent law degree. The Diploma in Legal Practice or LPC is not essential
• Enthusiasm for the changing legal landscape, for innovation, and for building expertise in the NewLaw space
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Good written and oral communication skills, a collaborative approach and a confident, professional manner
• High levels of IT skills, and resilience in a fast-paced environment