Training Contract Paralegal

JR United Kingdom; Hemel Hempstead; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An elite US law firm is seeking a Training Contract Paralegal in Hemel Hempstead for a 9-month contract. The role demands substantial paralegal experience, particularly in corporate finance, with responsibilities encompassing all phases of corporate transactions in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Paid overtime

Hybrid working (3 days in office / 2 days remote)

Qualifications

• Training Contract secured for 2026 or 2027.
• Experience in Capital Markets, US Securities, and Leveraged Finance.

Responsibilities

• Understand documentation for High Yield Bond Transactions.
• Assist with transaction pre-closings and closings.
• Draft due diligence memoranda and other transactional documents.

Skills

Excellent academic qualifications

Substantial paralegal experience

Proficiency in managing complex transactions

Job description

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Location: Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

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Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

Job Description:

Training Contract Paralegal

An elite US law firm is hiring a new Training Contract Paralegal to join their London offices on an initial 9-month fixed-term contract working the Afternoon and Evening shift from 12pm to 8.30pm. This role is ideal for someone with a training contract lined up in 2026/2027. Providing high-level work from day one, this is a superb opportunity for an experienced Corporate / Finance Paralegal.

• Salary up to £58,000
• Hybrid working (3 days in office / 2 days remote)
• 12pm to 8.30pm
• Paid overtime

The Training Contract Paralegal will play an instrumental role in all phases of corporate transactions, working alongside partners and attorneys.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understanding documentation required for High Yield Bond Transactions and processes from start to finish.
• Assisting lawyers with transaction pre-closings and closings.
• Drafting due diligence memoranda, call logs, fact backup charts, and transfer circle-ups.
• Handling attorney requests from the US office via the US Library.
• Conducting document searches and factual research, including computerised searches when applicable.
• Proofreading agreements and transactional documents.
• Obtaining charter documents and good standing certificates from the Secretary of State.
• Handling post-closing matters, including preparing bound volumes.
• Gathering precedents for new transactions.

Skills & Requirements:

• Excellent academic qualifications.
• Training Contract secured for 2026 or 2027.
• Substantial paralegal experience in a top law firm, preferably in Capital Markets, US Securities, and Leveraged Finance.
• Proficiency in managing complex transactions within a firm's Corporate practice groups.