Paralegal
Paralegal
Kyowa Kirin International are recruiting for a Paralegal to support legal activities including mark-up of contracts, basic contract drafting, and implementation of compliance and data protection measures.
Key Responsibilities:
Paralegal support for the legal & compliance department, including:
You will be based at our Head Office in Galashiels, commutable from Edinburgh in less than an hour.
Situated in the beautiful Scottish Borders, the local area provides affordable housing options with great infrastructure in terms of schooling, outdoor activities and transport.
About us:
Kyowa Kirin International is going through an exceptional time having launched the first product from our Rare Disease portfolio in early 2018. With two further product launches expected over the next three years and further new product development combined with excellent international growth rates, we are providing a great platform for today and our future.
The strength behind our success and future opportunities are our highly committed and skilled staff, supported by our parent company Kyowa Hakko Kirin - a Japanese Specialty Pharmaceutical company, whose substantial reinvestment into R&D is creating products at both early and late stage development. This prosperous time at Kyowa Kirin International includes developing new teams, new departments and moving into exciting new areas
Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.
To apply click on the button below you will then be taken to our website where you can view all our current vacancies.
Kyowa Kirin International are recruiting for a Paralegal to support legal activities including mark-up of contracts, basic contract drafting, and implementation of compliance and data protection measures.
Key Responsibilities:
Paralegal support for the legal & compliance department, including:
- To be the legal department's main point of contact for routine contracts;
- Assist compliance team with implementation of new procedures and implementation of GDPR;
- To prepare correspondence and legal documents through word processing, including mark-ups of high-level contracts and to ensure a high quality execution;
- Working with the department's Business Support to maintain and update the filing systems;
- Diarising deadlines and flagging issues that require attention;
- Arranging legalisation of documents as necessary;
- Identify own training and development needs in conjunction with line manager;
- A team player with a high level of confidentiality;
- Have an in depth understanding of a paralegal role;
- Excellent IT Skills with working knowledge of all MS applications, especially Word;
- Have excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work to deadlines;
- Be able to organise, influence and monitor progress of projects;
- Flexibility and the ability to re-prioritise workload are essential due to changing priorities of the team;
- Experience in a law firm or within a similar environment;
- Paralegal qualification is desirable.
- Competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Other voluntary benefits include: Childcare Vouchers, Bike to Work
You will be based at our Head Office in Galashiels, commutable from Edinburgh in less than an hour.
Situated in the beautiful Scottish Borders, the local area provides affordable housing options with great infrastructure in terms of schooling, outdoor activities and transport.
About us:
Kyowa Kirin International is going through an exceptional time having launched the first product from our Rare Disease portfolio in early 2018. With two further product launches expected over the next three years and further new product development combined with excellent international growth rates, we are providing a great platform for today and our future.
The strength behind our success and future opportunities are our highly committed and skilled staff, supported by our parent company Kyowa Hakko Kirin - a Japanese Specialty Pharmaceutical company, whose substantial reinvestment into R&D is creating products at both early and late stage development. This prosperous time at Kyowa Kirin International includes developing new teams, new departments and moving into exciting new areas
Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.
To apply click on the button below you will then be taken to our website where you can view all our current vacancies.