Legal Assistant

Job Title: Legal Assistant
Location: Hybrid – Paddington Office (2 days/week: Monday + Wed/Thur)
Contract Length:11 weeks (with potential for extension)
Start Date: ASAP
Working Hours: Standard full-time hours
Pay:£13.18 per hour

Overview:
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Legal Assistant to support both the Legal and Company Secretarial teams within a large, fast-paced organisation. This is a short-term role focused heavily on administrative work, and while you’ll gain exposure to legal documents, it’s important to note that this is not a stepping stone into a legal career.

This role is ideal for someone with some legal admin experience or a recent law graduate who’s looking for hands-on experience in a corporate legal environment, without expectations of progressing into a paralegal or solicitor track during this placement.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Legal Document Support

• Review, categorise, and rename legacy legal contracts
• Ensure file names follow set conventions for better document management
• Identify key contract elements (type, dates, linkage to other documents)
• Contribute to a large-scale document ingestion project involving 1000+ contracts

1. Company Secretariat Support

• Arrange board meetings by coordinating with Executive Assistants
• Handle DocuSign signature requests and tracking
• Update company structure charts and manage board/project folders
• Support due diligence and auditor requests
• Assist in preparing and filing financial statements with Companies House

1. June Project Support

• Draft and prepare a significant volume of legal documents
• Travel to Reading (at least once; expenses reimbursed) to support submission to Companies House
• Complete follow-up administrative tasks once submissions are processed

What We’re Looking For:
Essential:

• Legal admin experience or a recent law graduate (not actively pursuing a legal career short-term)
• Willing to travel to Reading during the project (expenses reimbursed)
• Strong attention to detail and highly organised
• Comfortable with repetitive, document-based tasks

Desirable:

• Interest in company secretarial work or corporate governance
• Experience with DocuSign and digital filing systems

Work Environment & Schedule:

• Hybrid: 2 days per week in the Paddington office (Monday + Wednesday or Thursday)
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Informal 30-minute interview with team members
• No second interview stage

How to Apply:

Contact Michael Hobbs at KC Group Recruitment on
or email your CV to