Job
Paralegal - Banking
Simmons & Simmons
•
18d ago
💼 Graduate Job
Bristol
⌛ Closed
Applications are closed
Description
- Our banking team operates as a fully integrated global practice acting for banks, funds, asset managers, corporates and governments on some of the most complex, challenging and innovative transactions worldwide. Our team has the characteristics you'd expect from a top tier global legal practice. We act for first class clients doing headline-making cross-border transactions, we have the highest standards and demand a lot from ourselves and each other and we're passionate about our clients and the work we do. We are also working hard to be more diverse and inclusive. We believe that having all types of people from all types of backgrounds provides a variety of approach and thought which helps our business be both creative and dynamic.
Requirements
- Education / qualifications / experience:
- Law graduate with a first or upper second class degree or equivalent.
- Minimum 12 months' paralegal experience or other relevant legal work experience (preferred)
- Experience using legal research databases (preferred)
- General Skills/Attributes:
- Highly organised and methodical approach to the role as well as confidence with IT systems
- Attention to detail and the confidence to work independently
- Willingness to travel to London as required
- Highly motivated and commercially astute
- Excellent communication skills and a collegiate, team-based attitude
- The ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Self-motivated, hardworking, reliable and works well under pressure
- Ability to work on multiple matters in parallel
Education requirements
2:1 or higher
Bachelors
Area of Responsibilities
Legal
Responsibilities
- Providing general administrative support to fee-earners including drafting, reviewing and proof-reading legal documents
- Researching points of law and other factual issues and preparing reports on the same
- Collating, organising, uploading and managing documents in Workshare Transact and any other online dataroom service
- Working on various stages of disclosure exercises including document review in the firm's legal review platform (Relativity).
- Compiling and working through conditions precedent lists before closing.
Details
Work type
Full time
Work mode
office
Location
Bristol