Commercial Paralegal (temp)

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Your new company

A leading fintech company based in London with a presence in 5 countries which provides digital commerce and payment solutions in the travel space. This company has been acquisitive in its growth strategy and has announced a £10 million equity financing round.

Your new role

A commercially orientated temporary Paralegal role as part of a small team. You will provide legal support to other areas of the business, building relationships with different business units as a reliable cog. Reporting to General Counsel, responsibilities include:

• Contract management: preliminary review of basic commercial agreements, maintenance of legal database and departmental reporting.
• Drafting templates and documents: play a key role in assisting with drafting of different templates and various documents.
• Pre-investment assistance: including maintenance of the data room, preparation, filing, maintaining document control over seven jurisdictions.
• Assisting with the corporate and secretarial work: legal entity management and reporting, drafting minutes and shareholders resolutions, assisting with the Board of Directors and other corporate changes, business licenses, etc.
• Archiving and maintaining records of contracts and other legal documents.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a Paralegal with excellent academics (2:1 or 1st in degree) and ideally successful completion of the Legal Practice Course. You must have demonstrable good experience drafting commercial agreements and the ability to manage stakeholders at different levels. You will have experience as part of an in-house legal team.

What you'll get in return

You will be gain exposure to an excellent level of technical work, within a broad commercially focused role. You will report into a high-performing General Counsel.

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