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Legal Solutions Specialist (Paralegal)

Posted 23 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 3 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required language
English (Fluent)

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Freshfields Overview

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates.

Our people make our firm - we are a people business and want to create a welcoming and supportive environment where all can flourish. We see diversity as a strength which creates fresh perspectives and generates new ideas. We enjoy our work and are determined to do an outstanding job. We deliver best when working in teams.

We think and work globally - we don’t just say we are one firm; we act like one firm right across the world. We work wherever our clients need us. This is how we define ourselves, not by reference to where we have offices. Cross-border work isn’t just what we do, it is what we excel at. We understand what it really takes to work across different legal systems and commercial environments and to bridge language and cultural gaps.

We aim to add value in everything we do - we are passionate about helping our clients succeed. We use our experience and creativity to help clients make judgements and achieve their goals. In everything we do, we seek to make a real difference to the communities in which we operate.

Location Overview

The Freshfields Global Centre provides both business and legal services to the firm. Our services are delivered in a way which supports the global nature of our firm and our clients, enables our fee earners to deliver exceptional service to our clients and to do that in a way which is efficient and effective. Our Centre in Manchester is the first site to be established in the emerging Freshfields Global operating model. Our aspiration is to establish further sites in the US and Asia-Pacific in the coming years.

Function Overview

The Legal Solutions Hub provides transactional support to the global firm, using established processes and procedures to ensure consistent and high quality work.

Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Legal Solutions Specialist (Paralegal) will work as part of a team carrying out a range of transactional tasks to support client mandates as required, including but not limited to:

• Reviewing and marking up non-disclosure agreements;

• Due Diligence reviews;

• Data Room management;

• Document cross-checking, making document amendments and document imaging/scanning;

• Document collation, version control and document review;

• Database entry/coding, database searching and database maintenance;

• Proofreading of documents including contracts, agreements and transcripts;

• Hard copy document management;

• Legal research (manual or electronic); and

• Creating and populating tables, schedules and agendas.

This work will be carried out following established processes and using workflow and work allocation systems as required.

The LSS will also contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the Legal Solutions Hub by assisting with requirements gathering, process mapping, process evaluation and support documentation as required.

They will maintain a daily log of all activity and a record of time spent. They will establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of Freshfields staff. They will identify and escalate issues in a timely and effective manner.

Key Requirements

Professional qualifications

• Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree, preferably in law, or equivalent. Candidates holding an undergraduate degree in an area other than law must have completed a conversion course.

• Candidates must have completed the LPC or BPTC or be overseas qualified, or equivalent.

• Previous paralegal experience (particularly in the areas of finance and/or corporate law) is preferred.

Technical requirements

Essential

• Strong computer skills and experience in using MS Office tools (in particular Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer);

• Excellent attention to detail;

• The ability to complete work to tight deadlines when required; and

• The ability to work with large amounts of information.

Preferred

• The ability to work in accordance with established processes, with an understanding of process mapping;

• An understanding of project terminology and approaches;

• Experience of using a legal document management system;

• Knowledge of legal search engines such as Butterworths, LexisNexis, OJ online and Justis;

• Experience of using data and document review tools and systems; and

• Fluency in a second language with an ability to translate legal documents into English.

We are a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates.
Our 2,500-plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading national firms. Our commitment and business know-how mean our clients rely on us when it matters most.
The…


We are a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates.

Our 2,500-plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading national firms. Our commitment and business know-how mean our clients rely on us when it matters most.

The material on this page is provided by the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (a limited liability partnership organised under the law of England and Wales) (the UK LLP firm) and the offices and associated entities of the firm UK LLP practising under the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer name in a number of jurisdictions, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, together referred to in the material as ‘Freshfields’. For regulatory information please refer to www.freshfields.com/support/legalnotice.

The UK LLP firm has offices or associated entities in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Legal
London
5,000 employees