Description

Our client is a UK law firm hiring a paralegal for their Asset Finance team and their strength and expertise is across sectors of the asset finance and leasing industry, especially in our core market sectors of aviation, maritime and rail. They are looking for a vibrant paralegal who would like to develop their legal skills and grow together with the team.

Role and Responsibilities:

Drafting, reviewing, amending legal agreements and transaction documents.

Providing transaction closing support to fee earners, including preparation of transaction closing checklists, coordinating the signing of documents, managing the collation of condition precedent documents and condition subsequent documents for drawdown.

Post-closing support including preparation of document bibles, distribution of transaction documents and other document management tasks.

Manage timelines on transactions and be involved with liaising with the various transaction parties.

Conducting legal research and due diligence exercises as well as creating and maintaining precedents.

Requirements:

Hold a Bachelor of Laws from a reputable university or at least Diploma level in legal studies.

Have at least one-two years of legal experience either as a paralegal/legal executive or associate in a finance and/or transactional function.

Prior experience in Asset Finance would be highly advantageous.

Enthusiastic, can-do, positive approach to tasks and situations, as well as requests for action outside normal scope of duties.

Skilled in prioritising multiple tasks and able to remain calm, focused and detail-oriented under pressure.

A team player who is friendly, co-operative, and excited about coming into the office to work alongside colleagues.

Be pro-active, possess a willingness to broaden skills to meet evolving requirements as well as a flexible