Commercial Contracts Paralegal

1 month ago


London London, UK, United Kingdom Law Absolute Limited Full time

A local authority based in East London is seeking a commercial contracts paralegal for an initial period of three months.

The successful commercial contracts paralegal will be assisting with formulating final contracts following the award of purchases that have been made subject to tender.

You will be responsible for assisting the legal officers in the team for closing and completing non-standard legal agreements, drafting various documents and assisting as and when required.

Previous experience supporting a busy commercial contracts department is essential. You will also be organised, diligent, have good attention to detail and have experience of using a case management system, ideally Norwel.

You will need to attend the office a minimum of 1 day per week. This is a 3-month initial assignment for 35 hours per week. Time recording will be required.

This is not an entry level role, please only apply if you have previous commercial contracts experience and can start a new role ASAP.

Candidates must be available on no more than two weeks' notice.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.



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