We are looking for a casual Knowledge Paralegal with a
minimum availability of 3 days. This is a great opportunity
for a law student to gain invaluable experience working in our
Knowledge team whilst studying their degree.
This role provides research support to lawyers to assist the
Knowledge Management team with:
Conducting legal information research for key clients
Researching various insurance, construction, trade and transport
and corporate topics via legal and other databases
Preparing well-constructed written material based on results from
research information
Current legal awareness including a curated weekly newsletter
Other ad hoc research projects and reporting writing.
Keeping the Knowledge intranet site on SharePoint up to date
Maintaining the Library Catalogue by adding new resources
Creating and maintaining media alerts on the Manzama platform
Organising Learning & Development sessions, updating the
L&D database, creating invitations and managing attendance.
Updating internal litigation trackers and creating client-facing
versions of the captured data
Working in close collaboration with local Knowledge Management teams,
and with partners and lawyers to produce high quality technical content.
Essential skills and experience
Tertiary Qualifications in Law
or eligible to be admitted.
Excellent legal database and
other online researching skills with high attention to detail.
Solid experience across a wide
range of research activities within a similar role.
Highly Competent with various IT
applications, MSOffice including PowerPoint, Excel, Word.
Experience with HighQ
Collaborate an advantage.
Strong interpersonal skills to
contribute and further build the Knowledge function for the
partners and lawyers and global counterparts.
Excellent written skills
including previous experience in producing legal content for
internal and external stakeholders.
Highly organised with ability to
prioritise workloads to meet conflicting deadlines.
Demonstrated adaptability,
initiative and organisational skills.
Ability to be pro-active in
identifying areas where improvements can be made in relation to
work processes.
The ability to assimilate detail
quickly whilst retaining attention to detail.
Excellent prioritisation skills
to manage multiple deliverables within a tight timeframe and
deliver high quality work.
Proven experience to initiate and drive projects forward
Ability to be self-motivated and operate autonomously, as well as
collaborate in an experienced small team of professionals.
High level of confidentiality at all times.
About Clyde & Co
When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a
team of 490 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and
5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide.Our
values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us
in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients
and our firm. We work as one,excel with clients, celebrate difference
and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by
progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects
the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an
environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its
legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this
through pro bono work, volunteering, and charitable partnerships, and
minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our
commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious
emissions reduction targets.
Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal
opportunities employer. Our core values encourage us to support
fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination
in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we
welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified
individuals, regardless of background or identity.
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