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REMOTE Career Paralegal

West London

Post Date, 20/12/2024

Salary: 45000-55000 per annum

Permanent

The successful candidate will be part of a small EMEA based dedicated legal team, contributing to the department's overall success. This role will suit candidates who want a flexible, fully remote role and those who are not looking to secure a training contract or qualify as a Solicitor.

Client Details

My client is a groundbreaking innovator; market leader, customer centric. They are passionate about their role and dedicated to their purpose - to improve the lives of people globally.

Description

Responsibilities:

  • Provide general administrative support for EMEA Legal Team, as well as the broader Legal group (Data Privacy, Compliance) as needed.
  • As the first paralegal on the EMEA Legal Team, make recommendations based on prior paralegal experience on how the legal team can function more efficiently from a support and process standpoint.
  • Perform a variety of basic and increasingly complex work under the supervision of lawyers.
  • Demonstrate strong leadership and organizational skills to manage ongoing projects and assist lawyers in meeting project deadlines.
  • Maintain project timelines and agendas, organizing materials and otherwise assisting with a variety of new and ongoing projects.
  • Serve as the "gatekeeper" for ongoing projects, monitoring progress to ensure that projects remain on track and maintaining organized project files.
  • Coordinate signatures for contracts, including e-signatures and DocuSign, and legalization of legal documents.
  • Demonstrate good judgment, common sense, and ingenuity to apply knowledge to assess alternatives and to identify and recommend solutions.
  • Prepare commercial contracts, NDAs, and other legal documents, and maintain internal policies in collaboration with other departments (Compliance, Human Resources).
  • Implement and manage the legal department's document management repositories, internal department intranet page, contract management system, distributor onboarding tool and other information repositories.
  • Manage vendor and law firm onboarding and invoicing, including legal department invoicing and spend tracking platform.
  • Implement and manage digital tools and software used by legal team for legal operations and optimize other internal legal processes with the goal of positively impacting the legal team as the organisation grows and scales

Profile

A successful Career Paralegal should have:

  • Ability to take initiative, multi-task, prioritize multiple duties and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Solid organizational skills with high attention to detail.
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
  • Ability to work alone and work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Ability to follow up and follow through on tasks and project deadlines.
  • Ability to be proactive and a self-starter to serve as "go to" person for legal team needs.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
  • Familiarity with web technologies (DocuSign, SharePoint, Zoom, etc.).
  • Fluency in German and/or French is a plus but not required.

Job Offer

  • A salary range of £40,000 to £50,000 per annum.
  • Employee benefits package to be confirmed.
  • Opportunity to work remotely, flexibly
  • An inclusive, positive company culture.
  • Chance to lead a dedicated legal team within the life science industry.

If you are a dedicated and experienced paralegal looking for an opportunity to lead a team within a successful company, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Job Responsibility
Contract Details
  • Contract Type: Permanent
  • Salary Type: per annum
  • Total Applications: 34
  • Last Date: 03/01/2025
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