Paralegal

Buckingham Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Private health insurance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Buckingham Recruitment is seeking a Paralegal in London to support the Legal and Compliance function within a membership organisation. You will work closely with Senior Counsel on day-to-day workload, enabling strategic matters to be tackled.

The role focuses on administration and processes to ensure accurate recording and processing of matters. The successful candidate will have 3–5 years in a similar role with GDL/SQE/LPC or equivalent, and be highly organised with excellent attention to

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a similar paralegal role
• GDL, SQE / LPC studies or paralegal qualification or equivalent
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and strong judgement

Responsibilities

• Legal and contract support plus first-line review of documents
• Coordinate with external counsel and advisors
• Administer compliance and due diligence including information gathering and record keeping
• Draft and maintain governance policies and records; manage legal registers and trackers
• Support investigations and incident administration and track actions from investigations

Skills

Legal research

Contract support

Compliance administration

Governance & records

Stakeholder coordination

Education

GDL / SQE / LPC or equivalent

Tools

Document management systems

Job description

Paralegal

Paralegal – Membership Organisation in lovely offices in the City – £40,000-£45,000 – hybrid working (3-4 days in office)

Great opportunity for a paralegal to join busy membership organisation of c.30 people to provide support across their Legal and Compliance function. You will work closely with the Senior Counsel to manage the day to day workload, freeing up time for them to focus on more complex and strategic matters. Your role will focus on administration and processes to ensure matters are accurately recorded and processed.

The role

Duties will include:

• Legal and contract support – carry out legal research, first line review of legal documents, review external and public‑facing communications
• External Counsel and stakeholder coordination – liaise with external counsel and advisors
• Compliance and due diligence administration – information gathering, record keeping, prepare documents, elevate risks
• Governance, policies and records – draft, update and maintain policies, prepare governance papers, maintain legal registers and trackers, support document management
• Investigation / incidents – support with administration for investigations and incidents, track actions and deadlines rising from investigations

The right candidate will have around 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role and will hold a GDL, SQE / LPC studies, paralegal qualification or have equivalent relevant experience. The organisation are looking for a candidate who is highly organised, has excellent attention to detail, good judgement and is used to juggling priorities. This is a great opportunity to join a small team and take on a role with a broad and varied remit.

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 depending on experience plus benefits including enhanced pension, optional private health insurance, discretionary bonus - hybrid working (3-4 days in office)