Paralegal - Commercial Contracts
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, Kent, Sevenoaks
- Salary
- £20000 - £25000 per annum + Additional Benefits
- Closing date
- 11 Oct 2019
- Reference
- NW27708
Job Details
Paralegal - Commercial Contracts
Our client is a growing organisation looking for a Paralegal to join their highly regarded legal team. Based in Sevenoaks this is a varied and busy role involving working with the General Counsel to support the business with commercial contracts and other legal matters.
A key component of this role will involve dealing with commercial contracts, so it would be useful if you could point to a grounding in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements.
The ideal candidate:
- Strong academics degree educated
- At least 6 months paralegal experience in a commercial working environment
- Great communication skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively and manage a generous workload
- Able to work in a highly collaborative environment
- Take initiative
- Attention to detail when analysing data and reviewing legal documents
This is a great opportunity to work and learn alongside a proven General Counsel and other members of the legal team, whilst developing strong legal, commercial and communication skills.
For more information on this great in-house opportunity please contact Nick Warren at QED Legal. If this position isn't for you but you know someone who could be suitable then please let us know. We offer a reward fee for any successful referrals. For full details please see our website.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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