Company Paralegal and Best Practice Manager

Written By Daniel Baade

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced individual to own a wide range of legal, compliance, and project management tasks. This is a great opportunity for an individual who has a strong legal background, but who isn’t fully qualified in the UK and/or who had a career brake and would like to re-join the work force.

 

Main aspects of the role include:

  • Drafting and reviewing engagement letters and commercial contracts;

  • Negotiating and drafting NDAs;

  • Assisting in reviewing/updating/drafting of company policies, contracts and other relevant documents to ensure we are compliant with all legal/regulatory requirements;

  • Lead the KYC process for new clients;

  • Support the transaction team with new client onboarding to ensure all documents are in place, legal, compliance and data protection standards are fulfilled, and the general onboarding experience is exceptional;

  • Support the drafting of Standard Operating Procedures and Training Materials;

  • Assisting with company secretarial matters;

 

Personal Skills:

  • Exceptional organisational and project management skills;

  • Excellent drafting skills, in particular around engagement letters and NDAs;

  • Good understanding of GDPR, FCA rules and procedures and/or the ability to research and learn these very quickly;

  • Good software knowledge (Word, Excel and ideally also project management tools like Monday or Asana);

  • Strong communication skills and ability to build rapport with C-level executives and their closest advisers;

  • Attention to detail;

 

Experience and Qualifications

  • circa 5-8 years of relevant professional experience;

  • Masters degree (ideally LLM) from one of the world’s top 50 universities;

 

What we offer

  • Professional working environment within a growing company.

  • Significant client exposure;

  • Competitive compensation.

 

Location

  • London

 

 

Application Process

If you match the above criteria and would like to apply, please send a short but meaningful cover note and your CV to talent@dyerbaade.com. 

 

 

Daniel Baade
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