Legal Associate

The Citco Group Limited; Cork; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and education support

Flexible working arrangements

Accommodations available upon request

Job summary

The Citco Group Limited is seeking a detail‑oriented paralegal to provide comprehensive legal administrative support in a regulated financial services environment. You will manage document workflows, maintain precedents, and liaise with internal teams and external counsel to ensure timely progression of legal matters.

Qualifications include a law degree or paralegal certification with relevant experience, strong organizational skills, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law or a paralegal qualification paired with a couple of years of work experience as a paralegal.
• Organized individual who is able to multitask and who has strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Eager to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and organise legal files with accurate version control and execution workflow.
• Prepare draft correspondence and standard form documents for review by the legal team.
• Liaise with internal teams and external parties to progress documentation and coordinate across multiple mandates.

Skills

Organized

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Eager to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law

Paralegal qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

The Successful Candidate will be detail‑oriented, organized and comfortable working within a regulated financial services environment where accuracy and confidentiality are essential. You will provide general assistance to the legal department with respect to the following:

Document and File Management

• Maintain and organise legal files, ensuring accurate version control of agreements and correspondence.
• Maintain the execution workflow for agreements and ancillary documents, including circulating execution copies, collecting executed pages from all parties and liaising with external counsel.
• Update and maintain precedent and template libraries under the direction of the legal team.
• Track outstanding matters and maintain action logs and status records.
• Other ad‑hoc tasks and projects might arise from time to time.

Legal Administrative Support

• Prepare draft correspondence and standard form documents for review by the legal team.

Coordination and Communication

• Liaise with internal teams and external parties to progress documentation and follow up on outstanding items.
• Coordinate with divisional contacts across Luxembourg, Dublin, London, and Malta mandates as directed.
• Manage incoming legal correspondence and ensure appropriate filing and distribution.

Qualifications

About You:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in law or a paralegal qualification paired with a couple of years of work experience as a paralegal.
• Organized individual who is able to multitask and who has strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Eager to learn new skills.

Our Benefits

Your well‑being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.