SQE Graduate / Paralegal

MCKINLAY LAW; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique London law firm is seeking an SQE Graduate for an entry-level Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Paralegal role. The successful candidate will assist with document management, legal research, and drafting documents in a dynamic team. This position offers excellent career progression and training opportunities, ideal for candidates with strong academic backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have the LPC / SQE qualification and exceptional academic records.
• No prior experience needed but strong academic background is essential.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Document management

Legal research

Drafting legal documents

Proofreading

Education

LPC / SQE qualification

Exceptional academics

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, are 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.

Exceptional academics and the LPC / SQE are essential. This is an exciting, entry level paralegal role and an exceptional opportunity to join a well-established firm with excellent career prospects / long term progression (the firm have offered training contracts to their previous paralegals). Fantastic training on offer and ideal for an ambitious, motivated candidate.

McKinlay Law endeavour 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.

Responsibilities

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


• Other general paralegal assistance as required

Qualifications

The firm are happy to see LPC / SQE graduates with no experience, but it is essential that you have very strong academics. Exceptional academics and the LPC / SQE are essential.

Opportunity & Training

This is an exciting, entry level paralegal role and an exceptional opportunity to join a well-established firm with excellent career prospects / long term progression. The firm have offered training contracts to their previous paralegals. Fantastic training on offer and ideal for an ambitious, motivated candidate.

Application

McKinlay Law endeavour 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.