Paralegal (12 month contract)

About Us

Bauer Media Outdoor (BMO) is one of Europe's leading Out of Home advertising networks, connecting advertisers with millions of people every day across transport hubs, high streets and public spaces. With over 110,000 advertising assets spanning 12 markets, we help brands show up where people live, work and travel.

We're part of Bauer Media Group — a fifth-generation, family-owned European media business operating across 16 markets with around 12,000 employees. Across Publishing, Audio and Outdoor, we're a business built on trust, passion, excellence and entrepreneurship.

About the role

This is a varied and hands-on role sitting within BMO's Compliance and Legal teams, giving you real exposure to a wide range of compliance and commercial legal matters across an international business.

You'll play an active part in delivering BMO's compliance programme, covering key risk areas including financial and economic crime, competition law, data privacy, environmental matters, human rights and geopolitical risk. Day-to-day, this means reviewing documentation, supporting the rollout of new compliance initiatives, monitoring the effectiveness of controls, and helping to identify and remediate emerging risks. You'll also support internal investigations — including drafting reports and maintaining records — and keep a close eye on legal and regulatory developments across BMO's markets.

A significant part of the role involves working with Local Compliance Officers across our 12 European Business Units, helping to ensure policies are applied consistently and that risks are identified and escalated early. You'll coordinate the Local Compliance Officer community — organising quarterly calls, presenting updates and issuing guidance — and act as a trusted point of contact for practical compliance queries.

You'll also support BMO's data privacy work, including initial reviews of Data Protection Impact Assessments, and manage BMO's compliance and data email inboxes. On the commercial legal side, you'll assist the Outdoor Legal team with contract administration, supplier agreements and corporate governance matters, liaising with colleagues across BMO and the wider Bauer Media Group to keep policies and processes aligned and up to date.

What we’re looking for

You will be a qualified paralegal with prior experience gained in-house, in private practice, or both — with a track record of supporting compliance programmes and/or commercial legal activities.

In terms of knowledge and skills, we're looking for:

• Legal drafting and document review —comfortable reviewing and analysing complex documentation with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Compliance knowledge —working understanding of at least one of the following: data privacy law (e.g. GDPR), anti-bribery and corruption legislation, or competition law, and keen to broaden your expertise across all three.
• Organisational ability —manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, meet deadlines reliably and communicate clearly when priorities shift or escalation is needed.
• Commercial awareness — understand that compliance exists to support the business, and you can balance enterprise risk with practical, proportionate solutions.
• Relationship-building —  confident working with colleagues across legal, compliance and operational teams, including in cross-cultural and international environments.
• Microsoft 365 proficiency — confident working in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Experience in a multinational or multi-jurisdictional environment would be a real asset, as would any exposure to contract lifecycle management or corporate governance processes. Language skills relevant to BMO's European markets are also a bonus.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who brings genuine curiosity, good judgement and a high level of professional integrity to everything they do — someone who takes ownership, follows through and knows when to ask for help.

What is in it for you

·       Flexible working (3 days in the office Tuesday to Thursday, working from home Monday and Friday) and a hybrid setup that gives the freedom to have your work -life balance

·       Enjoy 33 paid holidays, including those well need bank holidays!

·       Company Pension Scheme Contribution of up to 8%

·       Stay healthy with our Healthcare Cash Plan

·       Life Insurance and group income protection scheme

·       Cycle to Work Scheme + Enjoy travel/season ticket loans and exclusive discounts with hundreds of retailers

·       Make a difference with our charity volunteer days. It feels great to give back!

At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences. We work hard to foster an inclusive environment, a place you can be yourself. We support reasonable adjustment requests from candidates and employees. If you're interested in joining us to shape the future of out-of-home media, we'd love to hear from you.

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