Legal Assistant

Contechs Consulting; Essex; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client seeks a Legal Assistant to join the Legal Office in Dunton, Essex. You will work with the Legal Office and business teams to assist with consumer complaints and litigation, conduct legal research, provide support to the Company Secretary and deliver other key support for the Legal team.

You will support customer complaints, litigation and regulatory projects, monitor compliance with laws, regulations and Company policy, and assist with onboarding and processing invoices from external

Qualifications

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong organisational and administration skills, with ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent communication with directors, senior management and staff.
• Experience supporting a Company Secretary or governance bodies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with onboarding and processing invoices from external counsel.
• Support monitoring for regulatory compliance and Company policy.
• Provide support for consumer complaints, litigation and regulatory projects.
• Assist the Legal team with legal research and analysis.
• Support the Company Secretary with Board packs and meeting minutes.

Skills

Pressure under deadlines

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Board/Company Secretary support

Document management

MS Office

Discretion with confidential info

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Document collaboration tools

Job description

Paralegal

6 MonthContract

Dunton, Essex

Position Description:

• Our Client seeks a Legal Assistant to join the Legal Office in Dunton, Essex.
• Work collaboratively with members of the Clients Legal Office and business teams to assist with consumer complaints and litigation, conduct legal research, provide support to the Company Secretary and deliver other key support for the Legal team.
• Support customer complaints, litigation and regulatory projects as required.
• Support monitoring for compliance with laws, regulations, guidance issued by relevant regulatory bodies, and Company policy.
• Assist the Legal team with and perform legal research and analysis.
• Assist with onboarding and processing invoices from external counsel and litigation reporting.
• Support the Company Secretary with Board packs, meeting minutes and other tasks as required.

Skills Required:

• Ability to work under pressure against deadlines and deliver results
• Attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset
• Strong organisational and administration skills, and proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize appropriately
• Effective communication skills to apply with directors, non-executive directors, senior management and employees in various departments (Accounting, Compliance, Operations, etc)
• Previous experience supporting a Company Secretary, corporate governance function, Board of Directors or Board Committees is desirable.
• Excellent document management, organisational and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and document collaboration platforms.
• High level of professionalism and discretion when handling confidential information.

Excellent opportunity with immediate starts available