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Corporate Paralegal

Location: 

Liverpool, GB

Department or practice area:  Paralegal Operations

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Paralegal Operations  team, with the addition of a Corporate Paralegal.

 

The opportunity for you

 

We are continuing to grow our Paralegal Operations team here in our award-winning Liverpool offices. Come and join us and challenge expectation together.

 

Working as a Paralegal here at Taylor Wessing you will be an integral member of our partner-led teams. As a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses you will have the opportunity to support some of the world's most dynamic sectors, including Real Estate, Life Sciences, Private Wealth and Technology, Media & Communications.

 

Key responsibilities

 

We have an exciting opportunity to support our Corporate practice area with flexibility and agility to support cross functionally.

 

Whatever practice area or specialism you support, your key responsibilities will be focused around providing administrative support and expertise to a range of matters for some of the world's leading businesses.

 

You could be assisting anything from a high-profile complex deal to providing day-to-day support including assisting with transaction document execution and post completion matters, conducting pre completion searches and Companies House filings, legal research, bible creation, preparing and rolling out ancillary documents, verifications, due diligence, setting up and managing data rooms and project work.

 

Working alongside partners, associates, knowledge lawyers, trainees and fellow paralegals, and reporting to the  Legal Operations Manager, you will be a key team player, using your own initiative and organisational skills to achieve key deadlines.

 

A real eye for detail and a flexible and proactive approach is essential. You will be rewarded for your talents, your ideas, and your contribution; enjoying the flexibility to work in the best way for you and our clients.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

Essential:

  • Completed a Law degree (2:1 and above), GDL, LPC or have previous relevant Paralegal / CILEx experience
  • You will have impeccable attention to detail, proactively identifying discrepancies and always striving to deliver work to the highest standard
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Proven experience of working calmly under pressure, demonstrating the ability to prioritise work effectively, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are managed appropriately
  • You will be a committed team player whilst also having the ability to work independently
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, a professional approach demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and concisely across multiple stakeholders' groups
  • You will be a self-starter with a proactive and flexible attitude taking ownership of your work from start to finish and supporting others when required
  • Proficient IT skills with experience across Microsoft office tools

 

Preferred:

  • Previous relevant legal experience although not essential as full training will be given
  • A keen interest in AI / tech platforms

 

Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

The way we work

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

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