Paralegal (12m FTC)

Business Crime Paralegal (12m FTC)

£34,000

London (Hybrid)

THE FIRM

Our client is a specialist law firm focused on heavyweight disputes and is renowned for our work in business crime and civil litigation with an impressive, global client base. Clients come to us in serious situations, where reputation, livelihood and liberty are at risk.

Our work is often very high profile, and our clients include multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments and investors. We are recognised by the legal directories as a leading name in financial and business crime, investigations and civil fraud. We were highly commended at the 2021 Lawyer Awards and more recently have been shortlisted for the Commercial Set of the Year award at the Chambers and Partners UK Awards 2025.

We have a strong commitment to justice, which we express not just in our work for our clients but also in our respect for our people, community and planet. We our pride ourselves on the quality of our people, our friendly, no-nonsense culture and the way we champion diversity and inclusion.

THE DEPARTMENT

Our client has been ranked 'top tier' by the leading directories across its practice for many years. Our renowned Business Crime lawyers specialise in anti-money laundering; bribery and corruption; commercial and trust litigation; corporate investigations, criminal antitrust (cartels); cross-border issues (including extradition and mutual legal assistance); economic sanctions; financial regulation; fraud (criminal and civil); insider dealing; international asset-tracing and tax investigations.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We seek an experienced and enthusiastic Paralegal to work on a large-scale case within the Business Crime Department. The matter involves large volumes of documentation so the individual must be highly organised, conscientious and confident in coping with challenging deadlines. The ideal candidate will have experience of complex and detailed document management, document review platforms and disclosure exercises.

DUTIES

• Typical duties are likely to include:
• Managing large quantities of documents (both historical documents and incoming new material);
• Maintaining spreadsheets;
• Using a digital document review platform;
• Reviewing and analysing case materials;
• Producing case material summaries;
• Attending and taking notes at client meetings, court or during conference calls;
• Drafting memos and correspondence;
• Producing hard copy bundles;
• Liaising with Counsel;
• Legal research; and
• General administration, as required.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALITIES

• The successful candidate will possess the following skills and qualities:
• A very strong academic background, including a law degree or GDL and the LPC or BPTC;
• At least 12 months previous contentious/criminal paralegal experience (ideally in the context of litigation);
• Familiarity with eDisclosure platforms (such as Relativity);
• A keen interest in criminal law and a strong work ethic;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with a high standard of written and spoken English;
• Strong IT skills including a good working knowledge of all the Microsoft Office programmes including Excel;
• Experience of using legal databases such as Lexis Nexis, Westlaw and Practical Law;
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a constantly changing workload;
• Strong attention to detail;
• A proactive and positive approach to work.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, contact Romel Dauley for a confidential discussion.

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The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.

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*We require a lawyer who has gained the necessary experience for the position advertised. The PQE identified on this advertisement is a guide only and does not preclude applications from those with more or less PQE.