Paralegal (12-month FTC)

Bertelsmann; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Bertelsmann is seeking a dedicated Paralegal to join their Legal team in London. The role involves providing essential legal support in publishing and commercial matters, advising on copyright clearance, and conducting legal research. This fixed-term opportunity offers a chance to work with a team that shapes the future of publishing while ensuring legal compliance and excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in a law firm or in-house as a legal assistant or paralegal.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Advising on copyright clearance and supporting legal review of manuscripts.
• Conducting general legal research and evidence gathering for litigation.
• Updating internal records and assisting with contracts.

Skills

Self-management

Deadline management

Communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Paralegal qualification

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Paralegal to join our Legal team in advising the business on a wide array of publishing and commercial matters.

Reporting directly to our Deputy Group Legal Director, you will work closely with your colleagues to provide essential legal support to both our publishing and commercial legal teams. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that shapes the future of publishing while ensuring legal compliance and excellence.

We find the very best stories from the very best minds, and proudly connect them to as many people as possible under our iconic Penguin brand, which is currently celebrating its 90th birthday as a beacon of quality, design and culture for audiences around the world. We publish books across all formats and have a strong brand licensing programme through our Penguin Ventures division.

This is currently a fixed term opportunity for 12 months, with the potential of becoming a permanent contract.

Key responsibilities:

• Advising on copyright clearance.
• Supporting the prepublication legal review of manuscripts.
• Undertaking general legal research on a variety of media and commercial areas.
• Evidence gathering for media litigation matters.
• Advising on general marketing and publicity related queries and terms and conditions.
• Providing support to the team on NDAs.
• Maintaining internal records as required including data processing agreements logs.
• Assisting with freelance contracts.
• Updating internal templates.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to support our anti-piracy manager, including undertaking research into infringing content and assisting with takedown requests.

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Prior experience of working in a law firm or in-house legal team as a legal assistant, legal secretary or paralegal. Experience in the field of media or entertainment would be desirable.
• Excellent self-management – pro-active and self-motivated, able to manage busy workload
• Deadline management - multi- tasking and prioritising effectively to manage deadlines from different stakeholders in legal and across the business.
• A strong communicator who is able to adapt their style between stakeholders. Communicates with clarity and conviction
• Commerciality – ensuring advice and action is commercial and pragmatic.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• A strong team player

Preferred criteria:

• A paralegal qualification is ideal though not essential.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Monday 23rd June. Within your cover letter, please answer the following questions:

• What appeals to you about this role?
• Why are you suited to this role?

Salary

£40,000 - £50,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will work from our office in London a minimum of two days per week.

Company:The Random House Group Limited

Country:United Kingdom

State/Region:London

City: London

Postal Code:SW11 7BW

Job ID:280470