Paralegal

Role overview

Compensation

• Salary is £35,000–£40,000 per annum, plus benefits.

Contract and hours

• Permanent, full-time position.
• Hours are 35 per week.
• Flexible working requests can be discussed at interview.

Workplace

• Office-based role in Stratford, London, with high flexibility and two office days per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage legal request intake and triage, assess requests, and route escalations appropriately.
• Administer legal technology and matter-management processes, tracking allocation and case status.
• Draft, review, and negotiate routine commercial agreements and legal documents, escalating complex or risky matters.
• Advise stakeholders on contractual compliance and practical contracting solutions.
• Conduct legal research and provide clear summaries and commercially focused recommendations.
• Develop GenAI legal capability and support training and knowledge-sharing.
• Maintain matter records and filing; keep written guidance and AI tool resources current and accessible.
• Identify improvements to legal processes, templates, playbooks, technology, and workflows.
• Help pilot legal AI uses, including contract review, knowledge management, obligation tracking, drafting, summaries, and due diligence.
• Support trademark renewals and Legal Operations purchasing, invoicing, and supplier-payment tasks.

Requirements

• Law degree or equivalent legal qualification.
• Relevant previous paralegal experience; commercial, public, corporate, or in-house legal experience is preferred.
• Strong legal research skills and ability to communicate complex findings clearly to legal and non-legal audiences.
• Experience drafting routine legal documents and correspondence, with attention to detail and accuracy.

Recruitment process

• Recruitment process includes competency-based interviews; both interview stages are via Microsoft Teams.
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.