Paralegal - Commercial Contracts
- Recruiter
- Hays Legal
- Location
- Birmingham, England
- Salary
- £20000.00 - £23000.00 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Jul 2014
- Closes
- 30 Jul 2014
- Ref
- 2214888
- Contact
- Jagdeep Sidhu
- Vacancy Type
- Legal Support, Paralegal
- Contract
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial
- Experience Level
- Junior Level
An exciting opportunity has risen to join West Midlands based organisation, who are seeking a Commercial Paralegal. You will be appointed to this position to provide support to the Head of Legal Services working on the day to day legal matters including drafting and reviewing contracts, performing legal or records research and preparing correspondence. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with a view of someone staring as soon as possible.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
· Under the direction of Head of Legal Services, provide legal advice to staff within the organisation
· Document management, in particular ensuring that the correct and relevant information is kept for reference, auditing and legal requirements
· Provide data and reports on a range of information
· Other administrative duties as required
Experience:
· Proven relevant experience in similar paralegal role
· Experience of identifying risks and liabilities in various contractual agreements and proposing appropriate protection
· Evidence of understanding standard legal procedures and editing complex legal documents
· Evidence of undertaking legal and commercial research
Education/Qualifications:
· It is essential that you have a higher-level degree or equivalent qualification, preferably in Law (1st or 2:1). If you have a higher-level degree or equivalent qualification in a different subject area you must have successfully completed the Graduate Diploma in Law.
For further information contact Jag Sidhu on 0121 236 6112 or
If you feel that this is a suitable role for you and you have the relevant skills and experience, please apply.
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