SQE Graduate / Paralegal

MCKINLAY LAW; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A law firm in London is seeking an entry-level SQE Graduate – Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Paralegal. The role offers extensive training and involves document management, legal research, and drafting various legal documents. Candidates with strong academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This position promises excellent career progression within the firm.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic record essential.
• Graduates with no experience are considered.
• Willingness to engage in document management and legal research.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal documents and files.
• Conduct extensive legal research.
• Draft legal documents including briefs and agreements.
• Prepare bundles/documents for meetings and court.
• Proofread contracts and legal documents.
• Provide general paralegal assistance as required.

Skills

Strong academics

Legal research

Document management

Education

LPC / SQE graduate

Job description

Overview

Job Title: SQE Graduate – Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Paralegal (Entry Level)

Location: Central London

Salary: £30,000

Our client, a boutique London law firm with an established client base, is looking to recruit an LPC / SQE graduate to join their litigation and international arbitration team to assist with high-value, complex commercial litigation. The work will be a mixture of dispute resolution including banking and financial services, contract disputes, funds, M&A disputes, fraud, shipping, and general commercial litigation.

The firm are happy to see LPC / SQE graduates with no experience, but it is essential that you have very strong academics. The successful paralegal will be dealing with a variety of tasks including: document management; extensive legal research; drafting legal documents including briefs, appeals, agreements etc.; preparing bundles / documents for meetings and court; proof reading contracts, and other general paralegal assistance as required.

Responsibilities

• Document management
• Extensive legal research
• Drafting legal documents including briefs, appeals, agreements etc.
• Preparing bundles / documents for meetings and court
• Proof reading contracts
• Other general paralegal assistance as required

Qualifications

• LPC / SQE graduate
• Excellent academic record
• Strong academics essential; graduates with no experience are considered

This is an exciting, entry level paralegal role with excellent career prospects and long term progression; the firm has offered training contracts to their previous paralegals. There is fantastic training on offer and it is ideal for an ambitious, motivated candidate.

McKinlay Law endeavours to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.