Paralegal

• Location: London, UK
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: TBD

Our client is seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Paralegal to join their Legal & Compliance team in London. Reporting to the Head of Legal UK and Co-Head of EMEA, the successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the firm’s business operations, including client onboarding, corporate governance, and compliance with legislation. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a global team and requires a candidate with a strong background in financial services law and regulation.

• Typing, generating, amending, and printing documents for the Legal team as required.
• Scanning, filing, and renaming documents into the Document Management System (DMS) and general maintenance thereof.
• Arranging Board packs, drafting agendas, circulating materials to directors, and uploading materials to board portal software.
• Drafting Board written resolutions, collating responses, and filing within the DMS.
• Assisting with diary management, setting up meetings, and other general administrative duties.
• Undertaking Companies House filings and maintaining company books.
• Assisting in the execution of documents via electronic signature platforms.
• Preparing Investment Management Agreements and letter amendments.
• Renaming and filing client and internal documents.
• Managing and processing invoices.
• Assisting with the onboarding process of new UK and European clients.
• Coordinating the quarterly external legal spend accruals for the UK Legal Team.
• Providing general support to the Legal team as required.

• 4+ years’ experience at a city law firm and/or an asset management organisation.
• General knowledge of financial services law and regulation as well as company/commercial law.
• Experience with a Document Management System (DMS).
• IT literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Preferably holding an undergraduate LLB law degree, a non-law degree with PGDL, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, or National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) qualification.

• Highly detail-oriented.
• Able to prioritise workload and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Possessing strong interpersonal skills with extensive daily contact with staff members across departments.
• Able to communicate clearly and appropriately, both orally and in writing.

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative global team.
• Exposure to a wide range of legal and compliance activities