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 and growing Corporate team in London. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-respected and market leading team, known for having an entrepreneurial outlook and approach, and 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.

We have a strong sector focus in various spheres, but in Technology, Media and Communications (TMC) and marketing services it is fair to say that we are the go-to firm. We regularly advise on transactions with a deal value in excess of £100m, and have acted on many landmark deals in the space.

Along with TMC, our other key sector-focuses include Financial Services (with particular expertise in private equity and venture capital for market leading clients such as Kester, Waterland, Synova and LDC), Real Estate & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities, Life Sciences and Retail. These focuses enable us to understand the markets our clients operate in and the issues they are facing.

The team

The London Corporate team is led by Alistair Francis (Partner) and is made up of 16 further Partners, 4 Associate Directors, 17 Senior Associates, 11 Associates, 4 Trainee Solicitors and up to 3 Paralegals. Spanning all three of our UK based offices, the Corporate department is made up of over 100 lawyers in total.

The role

Your work will include:

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

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 on Patrick.FerminRyan@osborneclarke.com

Please note 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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