Senior Transaction Legal Coordinator (Manager) – Flexible

Grant Thornton UK LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK LLP is seeking a Transaction Legal Coordinator (Manager) within Strategic Advisory. You will lead the central legal process function for NDAs, release letters and related docs across Debt and Capital Advisory and Transaction Advisory Services, supervising the Assistant Manager and liaising with clients and external lawyers.

You will drive improvements, manage risk workflows and provide regular reports on volumes, timescales and service quality, ensuring value is demonstrated to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a legal, paralegal or legal process management role.
• Experience in a financial services professional services environment.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent matters with accuracy under time pressure.
• Experience advising or coordinating with internal risk, compliance or legal stakeholders.
• Clear and confident communicator able to brief senior stakeholders on status and risks.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the strategic advisory legal documentation function across NDAs, release letters, hold harmless letters and related documents.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex or non-standard documentation matters.
• Build and maintain relationships with AQRM and internal legal teams.
• Drive process improvement and standardisation of templates, trackers and SOPs.
• Provide regular reporting on documentation volumes, turnaround times and service quality.

Skills

Legal process management

Paralegal experience

Stakeholder communication

Multi-tasking

Risk awareness

Job description

Grant Thornton UK LLP is seeking a Transaction Legal Coordinator (Manager) within Strategic Advisory. You will lead the central legal process function for NDAs, release letters and related docs across Debt and Capital Advisory and Transaction Advisory Services, supervising the Assistant Manager and liaising with clients and external lawyers.

You will drive improvements, manage risk workflows and provide regular reports on volumes, timescales and service quality, ensuring value is demonstrated to