Senior Paralegal

Love Motorsports? Do you want to combine your passion for Motorsports and your passion for Law?

**Full or part-time opportunity.**

Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Paralegal / Legal Executive or qualified Solicitor o join their energetic, forward thinking team.

You will provide comprehensive and confidential advice in relation to commercial contract drafting and review and be the first point of contact for all company insurance matters. You will also liaise with third parties in relation to legal documents, licenses,trademarks and company registrations, providing guidance as appropriate.

Legal Responsibilities
- Provide front line legal and insurance advice requesting assistance from external lawyers and insurance brokers where necessary
- Draft and review legal documents and correspondence
- Analyse and summarise legal contracts, working closely with the executive leadership and senior management teams
- Identify and analyse legal risks, advising on any issues and implications
- Proof read and review legal and other documents. Amend and update where necessary
- Negotiate with outside parties on legal disputes
- Maintain a central contracts repository
- Manage all trademark matters including registrations, renewals, infringements. Draft initial correspondence where infringement has occurred or is threatened, requesting assistance from external trademark lawyers when required
- Distribute insurance policy documents as required
- Advise on insurance requirements
- Manage and process insurance claims with the support of the company’s insurance broker
- Maintain all insurance files and documentation
- Review accident and incident reports
- Manage annual licences, such as PRS, PPL, premises, OFCOM, ICO etc renewing as and providing guidance as appropriate
- Undertake Companies House filings as required
- Handle ad hoc assignments on behalf of the Executive
- Liaise with tenants and external advisors on all matters related to licence agreements

**Team Standards & Responsibilities**
- Create a culture of mutual support, honesty, challenge, innovation and ambition
- Professional and conscientious, maintain confidentiality and discretion on all matters
- Promote at all times the professional image of the company

**Key Relationships**
- Internal and external relationships
- Senior Management Team (SMT)
- Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
- Statutory Company Directors
- Heads of Department
- Team colleagues

**Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications**
- Legal qualification (e.g., LLB, LLM, LPC or qualified lawyer)
- Previous experience of working within an in-house legal team
- Generalist legal knowledge (including contract law, property law, charity law, data protection law and intellectual property law)
- Strong experience and knowledge within contracts law and contracts management
- Proven track record of working with different stakeholder groups at all levels of an organisation
- Proven understanding of governance and compliance regulations
- Flexible, discreet, and responsive with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Thorough and detailed approach to maintaining records and timetables
- Methodical approach to work and a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills with the ability to express technical information clearly to a non-technical audience
- Excellent IT literacy with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Smart, professional to the core and utterly trustworthy, especially with respect to confidential matters
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Full clean driving license