Obelisk Support
Commercial Contracts Paralegal
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The Role
Our client is seeking an experienced, hands-on Paralegal to support their in-house legal team for the next 3 months, starting this August. As a key member of the day-to-day legal operation, you will be involved in triaging legal queries and managing a high volume of commercial contracts, helping to keep the business moving.
Core Responsibilities & Focus Areas
Legal Inbox
- All legal queries, contracts, and matters are driven through the shared legal inbox
- Work is managed from the shared inbox rather than a personal email, ensuring visibility and continuity for the wider team
- This allows the team to track progress and stay aligned on active matters
Contracting & Commercial Work
- Support contracts and bids alongside the commercial team, covering:
- Contractor/worker appointments
- Client terms and conditions
- General contracting queries, routed into the legal inbox
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Litigation
- Manage a small number of small-claims-type litigation matters
- Monitor current status on each case
- Keep internal stakeholders informed and proactively follow up for instructions where needed
Skills & Experience Required
- Experience in an in-house legal environment ideally within recruitment or professional services
- Track record of handling high-volume commercial contracts
- Ability to prioritise a busy and varied workload independently
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and commercially aware
This is a 4 days a week role, spread across 5 days. You will also be required to attend the London office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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