Corporate Paralegal

".. seasoned industry experts, with a significant depth and breadth of experience." - Chambers & Partners

We are looking for a Paralegal to join our highly regarded Corporate team in Bristol on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-respected and market leading team, known for having an entrepreneurial outlook and approach, and to work on high value and strategically important projects both nationally and internationally.

The practice

We advise at every stage of a company's development across the full spectrum of corporate issues, partnering businesses as they expand through equity and debt fundraisings, joint ventures, acquisition and IPO. We also advise on the establishment of compliant and efficient governance structures.

With clients such as large quoted companies, privately owned businesses, banks, financial institutions and institutional investors, in the last year the Bristol team have acted on over 60 deals with an aggregate value of over £2billion.

To find out more about the practice, please see the link below.

http://www.osborneclarke.com/services/corporate/

The team

"As lawyers I find them straightforward, pragmatic and enjoyable to work with" - Chambers UK

The Corporate Bristol team comprises of 11 Partners, 3 Associate Directors, 7 Senior Associates, 6 Associates, 2 Trainee Solicitors, and 1 Solicitor Apprentice. The team is part of, and works closely, with Corporate colleagues in Osborne Clarke LLP's Thames Valley and London offices, meaning that the department is made up of 110 fee earners overall. It also works closely with specialist teams at the firm who support our transactions and our network of international offices

The role

Your work will include:

• Supporting the lawyers across the Bristol Corporate team with transactional and administrative tasks
• Preparing and reviewing forms and documents including companies house filings, board minutes, powers of attorney, stock transfer forms and shareholder registers
• Assisting in post-completion matters
• Document filings
• Legal research

Technical Skills and Experience
Previous experience of working as a paralegal within a Corporate department is advantageous, but this is not a pre-requisite.

In addition, you will:

• Have the ability to remain calm under pressure, demonstrating prioritisation skills;
• Demonstrate attention to detail;
• Be able to competently produce and format letters and documents;
• Be a competent user of various computer packages, Outlook, Word, Excel; and
• Be a confident user of a document management system such as Worksite.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Patrick Fermin Ryan (Recruitment Advisor) on patrick.ferminryan@osborneclarke.com

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

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