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Experienced Paralegal or Contracts Administrator

Employer
Elevate Legal Services UK Limited
Location
London (Greater) (GB)
Closing date
15 Mar 2019

Job Details

On behalf of a Global Media Company, we are looking for an experienced paralegal or contracts administrator for a 6-month project based in London.

The position will be focused on providing support to the a team specialising in digital content. You will sit as part as fun, collaborative and dynamic international team.

Essential experience and skills for success:

  • Previous experience in a paralegal or contracts administrator role, gained either in-house or in private practice.
  • Demonstrable experience of working on both volume contracts and more complex international agreements.
  • Experience working with digital content agreements is helpful but not essential.
  • A ‘can-do’ attitude and a willingness to support a busy team in a fast paced environment.
  • Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
  • Native English required, with additional languages a plus.

Specifically you will be:

  • Maintaining and organising contracts and deal trackers.
  • Updating service terms and conditions.
  • Assisting with rights clearances.
  • Assisting with the administration of tribunals and legal proceedings.
  • Drafting and negotiating form agreements and amendment letters, for example partnership agreements.
  • Handling consumer queries, complaints and local litigation matters.
  • Leading ad hoc legal queries across all content types.
  • Assisting with due diligence projects.

Qualifications:

  • Relevant Law Degree qualification is preferred.

Elevate is the law company. We provide consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms. Our global team of lawyers, engineers, consultants and business experts improve efficiency, quality and outcomes for customers worldwide. Elevate’s achievements and distinctions include:

  • Ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies two years in a row.
  • Ranked as a top Global Services Provider by Chambers & Partners three years in a row.
  • Lead Partner of the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards.

Company

Elevate is a global legal service provider helping law firms and corporate legal departments operate more effectively. We provide practical ways to improve efficiency, quality and outcomes through consulting, managed services and technology solutions.

Elevate is changing the way legal services are delivered. We’re looking for creative, innovative lawyers and other professionals who want to make a difference.

Elevated Lawyers are highly experienced lawyers with backgrounds in top law firms and in-house legal departments, who have chosen not to follow a traditional career path, but to join Elevate as a new provider of legal services. This allows our clients to hire the right person, at the right time, for the right piece of work, without going down the only two traditional routes available to them in the past: increasing their permanent headcount or appointing outside counsel. The ability to hire the very specific [nine year PQE, M&A expert in the telecoms sector that speaks mother tongue Italian] for a period of just [four months] to work on site within your own legal department, is the way that Elevate extends and enables an in-house legal team to deliver exactly the result it needs to, in an efficient and cost effective manner. If you are interested in this service, or would like to discuss becoming an Elevated Lawyer, please contact me. Kevin O'Shea  - kevin.oshea@elevateservices.com

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
07957 480675
Location
1 Alfred Place
London
Greater London
WC1E7EB
GB

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