Paralegal - General Counsel & Risk

FQPS Academy Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, based in London, seeks a capable paralegal to support colleagues across the London and international offices. The role involves legal research, regulatory reviews, training support, and handling client responses and document management.

You will contribute to corporate governance tasks and support disputes, with opportunities to engage in high-profile litigation and regulatory work in a globally connected environment.

Qualifications

• Paralegal experience, preferably in a City practice.
• Degree educated or equivalent level.
• LPC qualification desirable for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal research support and articulate views in writing and verbally.
• Assist with regulatory guidance reviews across jurisdictions.
• Support compliance and risk training and governance tasks.
• Assist with internal client responses, questionnaires and pitches.
• Support disputes team on regulatory and claims matters.
• Manage documents, policies and client terms of engagement.
• Assist with corporate governance and company secretarial functions.
• Assist with insurance renewals and contract arrangements.
• Create and maintain online resources; perform general admin tasks.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal research

City practice exposure

Education

Degree educated or similar level

LPC desirable

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Key responsibilities

A broad and varied role in a great team which provides legal advice to our colleagues, in London and our international offices. Typical tasks include the following (and no two days are the same):

• Conducting legal research, articulating views clearly in writing and verbally
• Reviewing regulatory guidance in all jurisdictions in which the firm operates and keeping team updated of developments
• Assisting in the preparation of compliance and risk training
• Assisting with the provision of in-house legal advice to practice groups, the preparation of responses to client questionnaires and pitch information requests
• Providing support to in-house disputes team, including with respect to regulatory and claims matters
• Assisting with the document management of policies, databases and client terms of engagement
• Assisting with corporate governance and company secretarial functions
• Assisting with the firm's internal agreements and constitutional arrangements between its legal entities and partners
• Assisting with the renewal of the firm's insurance policies, including addressing queries from underwriters
• Creating and maintaining on-line resources
• Administrative tasks

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Degree educated or similar level
• Demonstrable paralegal experience, with a preference for experience in a City practice

Personal leadership

• Takes initiative, embraces challenge and brings energy and drive to their work

Technical capability

• Seeks opportunities to grow and develop to deliver value for our clients

Collaborates with others

• Works as a team player, learns from and supports others

Plans and delivers outcomes

• Operates as an effective legal project manager

Enhances the client experience

• Builds relationships and provides good client service

Contributes to building the firm

• Builds relationships and innovates for the firm’s future

Team

General Counsel and Risk

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Key responsibilities

A broad and varied role in a great team which provides legal advice to our colleagues, in London and our international offices. Typical tasks include the following (and no two days are the same):

• Conducting legal research, articulating views clearly in writing and verbally
• Reviewing regulatory guidance in all jurisdictions in which the firm operates and keeping team updated of developments
• Assisting in the preparation of compliance and risk training
• Assisting with the provision of in-house legal advice to practice groups, the preparation of responses to client questionnaires and pitch information requests
• Providing support to in-house disputes team, including with respect to regulatory and claims matters
• Assisting with the document management of policies, databases and client terms of engagement
• Assisting with corporate governance and company secretarial functions
• Assisting with the firm's internal agreements and constitutional arrangements between its legal entities and partners
• Assisting with the renewal of the firm's insurance policies, including addressing queries from underwriters
• Creating and maintaining on-line resources
• Administrative tasks

Qualifications, skills and experience

• LPC qualified desirable
• Degree educated or similar level
• Demonstrable paralegal experience, with a preference for experience in a City practice

Competencies

Personal leadership

• Takes initiative, embraces challenge and brings energy and drive to their work

Technical capability

• Seeks opportunities to grow and develop to deliver value for our clients

Collaborates with others

• Works as a team player, learns from and supports others

Plans and delivers outcomes

• Operates as an effective legal project manager

Enhances the client experience

• Builds relationships and provides good client service

Contributes to building the firm

• Builds relationships and innovates for the firm’s future

Team

General Counsel and Risk

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

London

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values - Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

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