Public Sector Paralegal

Softcat plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Share incentive plan

Life Assurance

Holiday

Trips

Vouchers

Partner/family Benefits

Maternity/Paternity support

Adoption support

Job summary

Softcat plc in Manchester is seeking a Public Sector Paralegal to provide pragmatic, commercial and jargon-free legal advice across the business.

You will advise on framework terms, draft and review customer and supplier contracts, create bespoke agreements, manage the Legal inbox and help develop precedents and training for the account managers and partner alliances team. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Legal training (law degree/GDL and LPC/SQE1).
• Experience of working with commercial contracts, including drafting, preparation, review and amendment; conducting negotiations; and advising on the effect of legal provisions.
• Sound technical understanding of contract and tort law.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence to work independently on own caseload and ability to work under pressure.
• Enthusiasm for what we do and a willingness to take individual responsibility for ensuring legal knowledge is up-to-date and ongoing professional development.
• In-house experience in a large organisation or demonstrable understanding of in-house challenges.

Responsibilities

• Advising on framework terms.
• Reviewing and negotiating customer and supplier contracts to flow down framework terms.
• Creating bespoke contracts where required e.g. referral agreements.
• Providing ad hoc legal advice e.g. termination of contracts.
• Managing our Legal inbox, including dealing with queries and supporting the allocation of matters to the wider team.
• Supporting the development of our precedents and process improvements.
• Delivering contract and mandatory regulatory training to account managers and the partner alliances team.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Contract drafting

Negotiation

In-house experience

Organisational skills

Education

Law degree / GDL

LPC / SQE1

Job description

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive,collaborativeand innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate,and collaborative team?

Join our Legal team

This an exciting opportunity to join the in-house legal team at Softcat. We are a friendly and supportive team based in Softcat's Manchester office, but we work closely with colleagues across all our offices.

Success. TheSoftcat Way.

As one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure providers and a FTSE 250 listed company, we have built a reputation for excellence. Our strategy is simple – we believe that highly engaged employees are the key to building customer trust and loyalty over the years. This trust and loyalty, combined with our market leading growth and performance, enables us to invest in our technology and services capabilities.

The continuing success and expansion of the business means the Legal team are becoming increasingly busy. We are looking for a commercial paralegal who can provide pragmatic, commercial and jargon-free legal advice to colleagues at all levels of the business.

As Public Sector Paralegal, you'll be responsible for:

• Advising on framework terms;
• Reviewing and negotiating customer and supplier contracts to flow down framework terms;
• Creating bespoke contracts where required e.g. referral agreements;
• Providing ad hoc legal advice e.g. termination of contracts;
• Managing our Legal inbox, including dealing with queries and supporting the allocation of matters to the wider team;
• Supporting the development of our precedents and process improvements;
• Delivering contract and mandatory regulatory training to account managers and the partner alliances team.

We'd love you to have

• Legal training (law degree/GDL and LPC/SQE1).
• Experience of working with commercial contracts, including drafting, preparation, review and amendment; conducting negotiations; and advising on the effect of legal provisions;
• Sound technical understanding of contract and tort law;
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail;
• Confidence to work independently on own caseload and ability to work under pressure;
• Enthusiasm for what we do and a willingness to take individual responsibility for ensuring legal knowledge is up-to-date and ongoing professional development;
• In-house experience (through employment or secondment opportunities) in a large organisation or otherwise able to demonstrate a good understanding of the challenges faced by in-house lawyers and how to overcome them.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 2 days in the off ice and 3 days working from h ome
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives,and embraces every background.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Anyinformation you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authenticallyyouas possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:

• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday
• Trips
• Vouchers
• Partner/family Benefits
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support
• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday
• Trips
• Vouchers
• Partner/family Benefits
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support
• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Life Assurance
• Holiday
• Trips
• Vouchers
• Partner/family Benefits
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support