Hill Dickinson LLP
Paralegal - Banking
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Job role: Paralegal
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)
Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2025 for the second year running and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Team: Banking
Location: Liverpool
Role Overview
Introduction to the role:
To provide an effective and flexible administrative service and support the national Banking team particularly on real estate finance and corporate financing transactions, to ensure it functions efficiently in a manner which meets its objectives and the on-going needs of the team and the firm.
Introduction To The Team
We are an ambitious, dynamic and growing Banking team experienced in advising a range of clients, from clearing banks and challenger banks to property investors and developers on the full range of banking finance transactions - both domestic and cross-border. The Paralegal role will play a key part in the team by providing support for our busy Partners and fee earners.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Partners and fee earners with administrative matters throughout the lifecycle of transactions, from instruction through to completion and post-completion.
- Undertake Companies House and insolvency searches, Land Registry investigations and other relevant corporate searches.
- Respond to client queries and provide timely administrative and transaction support.
- Prepare document bundles as requested.
- Support business development initiatives, client events and marketing activities within the Banking & Finance team.
- Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
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What Are We Looking For
Important criteria:
- Understanding of the legal industry and an interest in banking finance and/or real estate finance
- Organises own work effectively to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills in person, over the phone/Teams and via email
- IT skills (Microsoft applications including Word, Outlook and Excel)
- Ability to operate in a busy environment
- Demonstrates understanding of client needs/expectations
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to take responsibility for own learning and expand knowledge in our field
- Ability to handle sensitive matters and maintain confidentiality
- Demonstrable experience of working flexibly and proactively within a team structure along with the ability to work to own initiative
If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.
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We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteam@hilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
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