Paralegal - General Counsel & Risk

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP in London is seeking a proactive paralegal to join a broad and varied team supporting colleagues across offices. Typical tasks include legal research, regulatory guidance review, training preparation and in-house legal support for practice groups.

You will assist with client questionnaires, disputes support, document management and governance functions, while building relationships and delivering client service in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and articulate views clearly in writing and verbally.
• Review regulatory guidance in jurisdictions where the firm operates and update the team on developments.
• Assist in preparing compliance and risk training.
• Provide in-house legal support to practice groups and respond to client questionnaires and pitch requests.
• Support in-house disputes team, including regulatory and claims matters.
• Assist with document management of policies, databases and client terms of engagement.
• Assist with corporate governance and company secretarial functions.
• Assist with internal agreements and constitutional arrangements between entities and partners.
• Assist with renewal of insurance policies and handling underwriter queries.
• Create and maintain online resources.

Skills

Paralegal experience

City practice experience

Academic degree

Education

Degree educated or similar level

Job description

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

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