Private Equity Paralegal

Stephenson Harwood LLP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in London seeks a Paralegal to support their private equity team. The role involves assisting with closing procedures, managing transaction documents, and conducting legal research. Ideal candidates will possess a strong academic background, previous paralegal experience, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working environment, competitive salary, and benefits focused on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Family friendly policies

Private health and dental care

Flexible benefits including gym discount

Volunteering day off

Wellbeing strategy and support

Qualifications

• Previous paralegal experience is essential.
• Candidates must have good academics.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is critical.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with closing - preparing signing packs.
• Managing transaction documents using the firm's system.
• Supporting the team in liaising with opposing counsel.

Skills

Research and analytical skills

Excellent drafting, presentation, and communication skills

Good knowledge of Excel

Organised with good time management

Education

Completed the LPC or BPTC with at least a 2:1

Job description

What we will offer

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We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.

You can expect:

• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
• We support the causes you care about, by giving you one day per year off to volunteer with any charity that you are involved with outside of work.
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects.
• Most of our roles are hybrid, meaning that colleagues benefit from working in our office and remotely. We are happy to discuss this and other flexible working arrangements with you as part of the application and interview process.
• We are an equal opportunity organisation, committed to having a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, culture, or any other protected characteristics. We aim to create a culture where everyone can be themselves and is valued for their strengths and unique perspectives

Team Structure

This role is to work across the private equity group which forms part of the wider corporate department. The private equity team consists of 10 partners and 24 associates which continues to grow.

Unlike most private equity (PE) practices, the Stephenson Harwood PE Group consists of both funds lawyers and transactional lawyers, with a view to servicing PE clients from 'cradle to grave' from the formation of their fund vehicle, the re-structuring of fund vehicles, secondaries transactions and the acquisition and sale of portfolio companies.

Main Responsibilities

• Assisting with closing - preparing signing packs, co-ordinating signing and completion.
• Assisting with filing and transaction document management using the firm's document management system
• Supporting the team in liaising with opposing counsel, overseas counsel and running conditions precedent processes
• Supporting Partners and Associates with updating of precedents, legal research, pitch documents and responses to tenders as requested
• Helping to maintain knowledge management resources, ensuring the resources are properly organised and accessible
• Undertaking searches and other routine enquiries e.g. Companies House

Attributes/Skills Required

• Candidates must have good academics and have completed the LPC or BPTC (ideally a 2:1 and more than a pass for LPC or competent for the BPTC).
• Previous paralegal experience is essential
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent drafting, presentation and communication skills, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Organised, with good time management and the ability to work to deadlinesA good team player
• Proactive and resilient
• Good knowledge of Excel

This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm's strategy and business needs.

About the Firm

Stephenson Harwood is an international law firm, and we're committed to creating 'positive partnerships' with our clients. We represent listed and private companies, institutions and individuals, building lasting relationships to help them succeed in a complex and ever-changing world.

Our focus is on five core sectors: Energy Transition, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Capital and Funds, Technology, and Transportation and Trade.

With more than 1,400 people, including 210+ partners, across eight offices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we combine deep legal capabilities and broad commercial expertise. We have also forged close ties with high quality law firms around the world, blending local knowledge with global savvy for clients in over 100 countries.

We understand the power of diversity in delivering that high calibre advice to our clients. We want to attract diverse talent and we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented demographics.

Our brand strengths:

GO FAR, GO TOGETHER

EXPERTS IN MORE THAN LAW

CAN DO PERSONALITIES

ALWAYS READY