This role provides an excellent opportunity for someone with an ambition to pursue a career in transactional law to gain a wealth of practical skills, experience and expertise beyond that typically offered in a paralegal position. Previous individuals in similar roles have gone on to develop successful legal careers, including qualifying as solicitors with leading law firms and working in-house with major clients.

Key Responsibilities

You will work primarily within the Completion Services practice. Your responsibilities will include:

• Drafting transaction and completion documentation.
• Assisting with the collation of Know Your Client (KYC) documentation.
• Coordinating transactional closing meetings.
• Arranging and coordinating the release of payments.
• Drafting financing and other transactional documents where required.
• Liaising with external third parties, including company, ship and aircraft registries.
• Preparing transactional bibles and coordinating the collection and distribution of important original transaction documents.
• Supporting the wider transactional shipping team with additional tasks as required.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider firm and providing support to other practice areas when necessary.

Key Skills & Experience Required

• Law degree or GDL qualification.
• Strong academic background, ideally achieving a 2:1 or First Class degree (or equivalent).
• Previous experience within a law firm would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to communicate with internal and external clients.
• Foreign language skills would be advantageous but are not essential.
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise work across multiple matters and transaction files.
• Strong client-service skills, with a professional, polite and considerate approach.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple transaction files simultaneously.
• Ability to remain calm and work efficiently under pressure.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity, given the international nature of the client base.
• A strong team-player mentality.
• Strong IT skills.
• Flexibility regarding working hours. Normal working hours are 9:30am to 5:30pm, although transactional closing meetings can regularly take place outside standard office hours.