Paralegal
Paralegal
Bristol - GBP18k
Nisbets Plc is the leading supplier of professional catering equipment in the UK.
We are looking for a Paralegal to join our new legal department and its expanding workload. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects and gain significant legal & commercial awareness in a variety of areas.
A suitably motivated and competent candidate will also be given responsibility to review, support and manage contracts in collaboration with a large, busy commercial sales team. Training and supervision will be provided but this position benefits from a willingness to carry out independent research, analysis and keeping up to date with changes and developments in commercial law.
All applications will be considered however due to the nature of work undertaken this vacancy requires the candidate to have passed the BPTC or be on track to pass the BPTC this year. Knowledge of other areas of commercial law and general business management skills would be an advantage.
Key Accountabilities;
- Be accountable for logging, scheduling and General Counsel workload
- Be responsible for collating, filing, maintaining and updating all legal department records and documents in legal server and hardcopy files
- Provide second-line legal support where required and when General Counsel is not available
- Provide initial contract/tender screening/review to colleagues (training & supervision will be provided)
- Assist with note taking, phone calling/answering, letter-writing, document collation, proof-reading, form and application filling, preparation of document bundles and other secretarial tasks as directed by the General Counsel
- Assist with preparation of General Counsel presentations, process documents, project plans and training lessons, as directed
- Conduct detailed legal and commercial research using the internet and disseminate findings in an appropriate manner
- Liaise with colleagues in other depts to obtain deadlines, information and follow-up instructions in a coordinated manner in order to brief General Counsel
Please note that you will require the right to work in the UK and unfortunately we are not able to provide VISA sponsorship
Bristol - GBP18k
Nisbets Plc is the leading supplier of professional catering equipment in the UK.
We are looking for a Paralegal to join our new legal department and its expanding workload. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects and gain significant legal & commercial awareness in a variety of areas.
A suitably motivated and competent candidate will also be given responsibility to review, support and manage contracts in collaboration with a large, busy commercial sales team. Training and supervision will be provided but this position benefits from a willingness to carry out independent research, analysis and keeping up to date with changes and developments in commercial law.
All applications will be considered however due to the nature of work undertaken this vacancy requires the candidate to have passed the BPTC or be on track to pass the BPTC this year. Knowledge of other areas of commercial law and general business management skills would be an advantage.
Key Accountabilities;
- Be accountable for logging, scheduling and General Counsel workload
- Be responsible for collating, filing, maintaining and updating all legal department records and documents in legal server and hardcopy files
- Provide second-line legal support where required and when General Counsel is not available
- Provide initial contract/tender screening/review to colleagues (training & supervision will be provided)
- Assist with note taking, phone calling/answering, letter-writing, document collation, proof-reading, form and application filling, preparation of document bundles and other secretarial tasks as directed by the General Counsel
- Assist with preparation of General Counsel presentations, process documents, project plans and training lessons, as directed
- Conduct detailed legal and commercial research using the internet and disseminate findings in an appropriate manner
- Liaise with colleagues in other depts to obtain deadlines, information and follow-up instructions in a coordinated manner in order to brief General Counsel
Please note that you will require the right to work in the UK and unfortunately we are not able to provide VISA sponsorship