Position Summary

Working within a delivery team, the Paralegal is an entry-level or junior-level role responsible for managing day-to-day work on live matters under close supervision. The role supports a hybrid Corporate Support and Sanctions Screening practice, assisting with transactional and regulatory compliance activities while developing broad capability as a general resource for the team, with scope for later specialisation.

Core Responsibilities

Job duties and responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day workload on live matters under close supervision, completing assigned tasks accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Deliver work to a high standard in line with applicable quality expectations and required hours targets.
• Assist with other tasks required by the manager, the relevant practice group and other groups across the global firm.
• Contribute to the maintenance of relevant delivery frameworks and standard operating procedures as directed by the manager.
• Identify personal training and development needs and address them with the manager or through individual learning.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset and identify opportunities to improve processes within assigned work.
• Learn to use relevant technology solutions for service delivery and identify opportunities to apply technology to improve outcomes.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and, where relevant, the firm's clients.
• Provide peer-level quality control review of work produced by colleagues when requested by the manager.

Corporate Support And Sanctions Screening Responsibilities

• Undertake basic transactional due diligence in support of corporate transactions and related matters.
• Prepare execution versions of legal documents and coordinate document signing and completion processes.
• Manage and track signing processes, ensuring documentation is executed accurately and within required timeframes.
• Assist with the administration and management of conditions precedent processes, including maintaining checklists and monitoring completion requirements.
• Compile, organise and maintain transaction bibles, executed originals and related matter records to support transaction execution and compliance requirements.
• Conduct sanctions screening and associated compliance checks in accordance with firm procedures and client requirements.
• Escalate potential sanctions and compliance issues appropriately and under supervision.
• Draft and manage client, counterparty and stakeholder correspondence relating to ongoing transactions and screening activities.
• Support project and transaction management activities, including maintaining trackers, monitoring deadlines and coordinating deliverables across multiple stakeholders.