Paralegal

1 month ago

Gateshead UK, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom AM Recruitment Ltd Full time

Our Client is a creative sales promotion agency that creates, executes, and oversees innovative promotional campaigns for our clients, delivering maximum impact with minimal risk.


They support global brands with their sales promotions which include (but are not limited to); mobile phones and electronics such as home appliances, furniture and flooring, gifts with purchase and cashback campaigns.


Role Purpose

Our Client is seeking a paralegal professional to join our London and/or Newcastle office on a full time basis.


Your primary responsibilities will include drafting and review of client contracts, conducting legal research, supporting stakeholders in our Digital, Product, Customer Services and Sales teams on ad hoc queries and ensuring the contracts are reflective of pricing models and approved by Finance and Commercial teams.


Main Duties

  • drafting, review and execution
  • NDA’s according to Client standard templates
  • MSA’s, SOW’s and DPA’s using Client standard templates
  • client contracts and coordinating the signature process via DocuSign
  • contract amendments after consultation with Head of Legal (HoL)
  • and managing responses to escalated customer concerns and disputes.
  • the organisation of contracts post-signature and responding to queries from Finance as needed for invoicing
  • campaign review meetings and flagging legal issues to HoL for follow up
  • out to Commercial on behalf of the Legal team and liasing with Sales to ensure consistency between pricing and contract wording before signature
  • Project Managers with legal queries around promotions and website build, and wording for consumer facing Terms and Conditions
  • Audits and Risk Management/Reviews
  • Compliance with data security and privacy related audits
  • Legal and Compliance with vendor onboarding packs
  • Customer Services with data privacy queries


Skills and experience

The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who works well in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.


Experience and qualities include:

  • Law Degree (2:1 or above) from a recognised university is essential
  • CILEX Diploma, LPC, SQE or Bar Course or Paralegal certification is desired
  • Fluent spoken and written second language (particularly French or Italian) would be beneficial
  • Strong working knowledge of data privacy / GDPR
  • Familiarity with consumer law and CAP Code
  • A basic knowledge and understanding of IP law (preferred)

Strong research and writing skills (essential)

Strong contract drafting skills (essential)

Accuracy and attention to detail (essential)

Maintain confidentiality (essential)

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a team and independently (essential).
  • Stakeholder management (essential).
  • Able to prioritise own workload and flow
  • Able to demonstrate sound judgement and decision-making skills.

Advanced and appropriate IT skills.



Competencies

Autonomy

  • Works under broad direction and work is often self-initiated
  • Responsible for contributing to the achievement of departmental goals
  • Analyses, plans, executes and evaluates work to time, cost and quality targets

Influence

  • Builds appropriate and effective relationships
  • Works in collaboration with stakeholders
  • Monitors progress to ensure customer and user needs are consistently met

Complexity

  • Performs an extensive range of complex professional work activities
  • Undertakes work which requires the application of fundamental principles, in a wide and often unpredictable range of contexts
  • Understands the impact of own specialism, on the wider business requirements

Knowledge

  • Extensive industry knowledge, both generic and specialist
  • Actively seeks out new knowledge for professional development

Business Skills

  • Communicates fluently and can present complex information to a variety of non-legal audiences
  • Demonstrates continuous improvement and innovation
  • Advises on the available standards, methods and tools and suggests appropriate alternatives
  • Maintains an awareness of developments in the industry

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