Knowledge Paralegal

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Slaughter and May Full time

ROLE OVERVIEW //


We are recruiting for a Knowledge Paralegal (Debt Capital Markets and Securitisation) to join the Financing Department.


Our Financing practice acts for a broad range of clients and handles a variety of types of work rather than specialising in one small area. This includes loan finance, debt capital markets, securitisation, derivatives and restructuring and insolvency.


This role will be focused on debt capital markets and securitisation work. You will be working closely alongside the PSLs in the stream but may also be liaising with partners and associates across the Financing Stream as a whole.




KEY RESPONSIBILITIES //


The key responsibilities of this role are set out below and there may be others which are not listed. You may be required on occasion to work outside our normal working hours of 9:30am to 5:30pm.


  • Monitoring legal and market developments
  • Assisting with the DCM and securitisation market and regulatory updates
  • Supporting business development initiatives
  • Legal and market research
  • Updating the practice intranet site
  • Gathering know-how and precedents and uploading to the know how systems
  • Organising team meetings and training sessions
  • Assisting with queries from fee earners
  • If required, assisting with certain fee earning tasks.




CANDIDATE PROFILE //


Candidates for this position will be expected to have worked, or be working, in a similar role within a professional services environment, but that is not essential. We are open to considering candidates from a range of backgrounds. However, an interest in, and the enthusiasm to develop knowledge of the debt capital markets and securitisation area, is essential.


We also require candidates to have:


  • Strong academic and legal background
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently and pro-actively
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Strong oral and written communications skills
  • Excellent eye for detail
  • Excellent legal technical knowledge
  • Ability to pick up new legal concepts quickly
  • Good IT skills and an ability to learn new IT systems quickly
  • Experience of working in a diverse team whilst fostering an inclusive team culture
  • High level of professionalism and integrity; displays the highest standard of professional ethics


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