Paralegal (Russian Speaking)

Peters & Peters; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Paralegal fluent in Russian to join their dynamic team. This role involves providing crucial legal and administrative support within high-profile business crime and civil litigation cases. The ideal candidate will excel in communication, possess strong organizational skills, and demonstrate a commitment to excellence in a fast-paced environment. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, this firm offers a supportive workplace where your contributions will be valued. If you're ready to make an impact in a challenging yet rewarding role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension contributions

Subsidised gym membership

Qualifications

• Fluent in Russian and English with a strong academic background.
• Experience in commercial litigation or business crime preferred.
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to fee-earners.
• Draft research memos and take detailed notes during meetings.
• Assist in document management and translation tasks.

Skills

Fluent Russian

Excellent written and spoken English

Communication skills

Document management

Organizational skills

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Legal databases (Lexis Nexis, Westlaw)

Attention to detail

Work ethic

Proactive approach

Education

2:1 degree or equivalent

Commendation in LPC/BPTC

Tools

Microsoft Office

Lexis Nexis

Westlaw

Practical Law

Job description

Peters & Peters is a specialist law firm focused on heavyweight disputes and is renowned for our work in business crime and civil litigation with an impressive, global client base. Clients come to us in serious situations, where reputation, livelihood and liberty are at risk.

Our work is often very high profile, and our clients include multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments and investors. We are recognised by the legal directories as a leading name in financial and business crime, investigations and civil fraud. We were highly commended at the 2021 Lawyer Awards and more recently have been shortlisted for the Commercial Set of the Year award at the Chambers and Partners UK Awards 2025.

We have a strong commitment to justice, which we express not just in our work for our clients but also in our respect for our people, community and planet. We our pride ourselves on the quality of our people, our friendly, no-nonsense culture and the way we champion diversity and inclusion.

The department

Peters & Peters have been ranked 'top tier' by the leading directories across its practice for many years. Our renowned Business Crime lawyers specialise in anti-money laundering; bribery and corruption; commercial and trust litigation; corporate investigations, criminal antitrust (cartels); cross-border issues (including extradition and mutual legal assistance); economic sanctions; financial regulation; fraud (criminal and civil); insider dealing; international asset-tracing and tax investigations.

Other information

Role overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal who speaks fluent Russian to join our Paralegal team, assisting both our Business Crime and Commercial Litigation/Civil Fraud departments.

Your main responsibility will be to provide legal, administrative as well as interpreting and translating support to fee-earners. You may also be asked to draft research memos on a wide range of issues as they arise in the course of litigation or advising clients. Other work may include making detailed notes of meetings and conference calls with clients, Counsel and other third parties. Effective communications skills are therefore essential, together with a very high standard of written and spoken English, as well as fluent Russian.

Ideally you will be bi-lingual, or you will have degree level Russian. Alternatively, if Russian is your first language, it is essential that you have lived and worked in the UK for at least 1 year, in order to demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge of colloquial English, as well as a thorough understanding of both cultures.

You will be well-organised, conscientious, flexible and able to cope with challenging deadlines.

Required skills and qualities

In addition, the successful candidate will possess the following skills and qualities:

• Excellent written and spoken English and fluent Russian;
• A high level of academic achievement, including a 2:1 degree, plus a commendation (or equivalent) or above in the LPC/BPTC;
• Preferably at least six months previous commercial litigation/business crime paralegal experience;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with a high standard of written and spoken English;
• Experience of complex and detailed document management;
• Strong IT skills including a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office programmes;
• Experience of using legal databases such as Lexis Nexis, Westlaw and Practical Law;
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a constantly changing workload;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Excellent work ethic; and
• A proactive and positive approach to work.
• Sanctions experience would be advantageous.

Additional information

This contract is offered for an initial twelve-month period but is likely to be extended, depending on business needs.

Salary is dependent on experience. We offer a range of benefits including 25 days annual leave, pension contributions and subsidised gym membership. Peters & Peters is also committed to diversity and inclusion.