Paralegal

Redefined Ltd; Belfast; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm is seeking a Detail-oriented Paralegal to join their Engagement Terms Team. The role encompasses providing administrative support and managing various legal engagement queries. This fixed-term contract until April 2026 offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable experience in a dynamic professional environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a legal administrative role preferred.
• Strong organizational skills required.
• Proficient in Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Engagement Terms Team.
• Manage workload tracker and team calendar.
• Assist in client reviews and research projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

IT skills

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Job Description

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with 48 offices in 28 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world's most dynamic markets, enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

We offer exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for the world's leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering unparalleled outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to an inclusive environment, and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

The Team

The role of the Business Acceptance Unit is to review and advise Partners on client terms of engagement (including Outside Counsel Guidelines), as well as amendments to A&O Shearman standard terms of engagement.

We are seeking a Paralegal to join the Engagement Terms Team (the ETT), within the BAU on a fixed-term contract, until the end of April 2026.

What you will do

This role requires being a proactive member of the team with a general responsibility for providing administrative support to the ETT Legal Team, as well as providing support to other members of the BAU and the business more widely with engagement terms queries. Responsibilities will also include:

• Reporting to the Team Lead and supporting her and other In-House Lawyers (Terms/OCGs) in their reviews of client's Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCG) and A&O own form Engagement Terms (Terms).
• Supporting the Team Lead with some PA duties such as setting meetings, calendar maintenance, and inbox management.
• Managing the workload tracker for the team on a daily basis, maintaining a record of the team's reviews, and attending weekly meetings with the Team Lead to ensure this is kept up-to-date.
• Managing the ETT calendar through organising meetings, booking office spaces when required, and updating an annual leave calendar for the Team Lead when required to manage absence requests.
• Assisting the Team Lead with research and detail-oriented projects, managing communications across various A&O offices across the globe, maintaining progress trackers, taking ownership of all administrative duties related to a project, and taking care with the presentation of documents.
• Being flexible in undertaking your responsibilities and any others as required, for example in providing support to the ETT Paralegal team when needed in relation to other aspects of the ETT's role.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience working in a legal administrative role is preferred but not essential.
• Strong organisational skills are essential.
• Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage deadlines.
• Proven IT skills and basic proficiency in Excel and Word are essential.