Paralegal Hybrid / Remote

Superb opportunity for an experienced Paralegal who has experience of company commercial law working in-house ideally. In this role you will be part of a high quality in-house legal team which supports a fast paced significant sized IT services business. This role reports to the Head of Legal.

This role will be based on a remote/hybrid working arrangement, the office is based near to Southampton / Fareham - it is envisioned that you would visit the office once a month or once a quarter depending on your location.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of the end-to-end contract operations process for the business
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of customer and supplier/vendor agreements
• Support in the drafting and approvals of statement of work
• Collaborate with other members of the wider group legal teams and work cross-functionally with other key stakeholders to resolve issues and find solutions
• Review and consider contracts to understand risk
• Negotiate contracts to obtain the best position for the company
• Obtain approvals for non-standard terms and conditions
• Create, improve, and implement applicable forms, templates, processes, and procedures to improve efficiency
• Responding to ad hoc queries
• Support process changes in alignment with stakeholders where needed and contribute to organisation and maintenance of contract repository
• Provide counsel to business operations regarding legal matters.
• Provide guidance to internal teams on industry-best legal standards for marketing, intellectual property, data protection etc
• Understanding, support, and enforcement of Legal guidelines and procedures
• Be organised, productive and consistent in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high-quality standards
• Liaise with stakeholders by providing regular updates as to the status of their legal matter via email, phone, and/or Teams

Skills & Experience

• UK undergraduate law degree, minimum bachelors degree in law, or equivalent along with significant post-qualification experience in law firm and/or in-house
• In-house and commercial experience is preferred
• Experience drafting and negotiating agreements is essential
• Ability to effectively manage a high volume of a wide range of projects
• Ability to independently create legal documents and work with tracked changes and version control in documents
• Team-oriented and collaborative.
• Excellent decision-making and communications skills, both written and oral
• Ability to think strategically and to formulate creative and practical legal business solutions is critical
• Must be capable of working at a high level both independently and collaboratively, as part of a team
• Possess comprehensive computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Ability to perform remote work professionally, confidentially, efficiently, and independently with minimal supervision
• Strong English writing, editing, negotiation, prioritisation skills are a must

Competitive salary - details available on application with a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days plus bank holidays, perks at work, employee assistance programme, training & development, flexible working, 37.5 hour week.

Apply asap for an initial telephone discussion about this opportunity.