Paralegal

Montpellier Resourcing; London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal technology firm in London is seeking a skilled Paralegal with experience in legal administration. The role requires managing workflows, assisting with document preparation, and ensuring compliance accuracy. Ideal candidates will have a University degree and experience in a top-tier law firm. The position offers a salary of up to £45,000 along with excellent hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be educated to University Degree level.
• Experience within a top-tier international law firm is essential.
• Exceptional attention to detail and methodical approach required.
• Proven experience supporting lawyers in legal administration.
• High proficiency in Word and Excel is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage workflows and ensure content readiness for the team.
• Assist legal team with document preparation and drafting.
• Support lawyers in regulatory monitoring and data management.
• Edit compliance content to ensure accuracy and legal updates.
• Coordinate administrative projects and manage deadlines.
• Identify and implement process improvements for efficiency.
• Utilize CRM to record client summaries and prepare reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Proactivity

Document management

Content editing

Project management

Education

University Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

CRM software

Job description

Overview

Paralegal – Up to £45,000 plus excellent bonus and benefits

Fantastic hybrid and flexible working available!

Due to exciting business growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a senior Legal Administration professional to join an innovative Legal Technology (LegalTech) firm that sits at the cutting edge of legal compliance solutions. The company works to support clients within financial services, legal, and compliance sectors to navigate complex, global regulatory landscapes. We are seeking a motivated and highly meticulous Paralegal to provide crucial content and administrative support to a specialist team of lawyers. This team focuses on Shareholding Disclosure—a critical area of global financial compliance. This role combines legal administration, document management, and content editing, making you integral to maintaining the accuracy and quality of a key legal product used by hundreds of clients worldwide.

Responsibilities

• As the Paralegal, you will be the backbone of the team, managing workflows and ensuring content readiness
• Legal Document Management: Assist the legal team with document preparation, including drafting memoranda based on clear checklists, preparing blacklines, and restructuring complex legal documents.
• Regulatory Monitoring Support: Work closely with lawyers on "horizon scanning" activities, helping to set up, review, and maintain data sources and links for continuous monitoring across various jurisdictions and regulatory topics.
• Content Editing & Maintenance: Take ownership of content editing tasks within the compliance product, ensuring legal updates are accurately reflected and processed following lawyer instructions.
• Project and Deadline Management: Coordinate key administrative projects, manage deadlines, and handle specific lawyer requests efficiently.
• Process Improvement: Regularly review existing internal administrative processes to identify and implement changes that enhance team efficiency.
• CRM & Reporting: Utilise the CRM platform to record key client summaries and assist in the preparation of internal reports.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be educated to University Degree level.
• Firm Background: Experience within a top-tier international law firm is essential (Magic Circle highly desirable)
• Exceptional attention to detail, a methodical approach to complex tasks, and strong pro-activity with a self-motivated work ethic.
• Proven, extensive experience working in a legal administration, PA, or secretarial capacity supporting lawyers.
• High proficiency in Word and Excel and the ability to rapidly learn new IT applications (including the firm's CRM and proprietary software).

This vacancy is being advertised by Montpellier Resourcing Associates Limited. The services advertised by Montpellier Associates Resourcing Limited are those of an Employment Agency