We work with innovative companies, challengers and disrupters to
navigate the problems and opportunities they encounter throughout
their business lifecycle.
As a full-service corporate group, we represent companies, founders,
management teams, wealth owners, venture capital funds, investors, and
universities. We guide them through the start-up process, venture
capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity
transactions, exits and listings on the public markets, giving
insightful board-level and corporate governance advice borne from our
deep and broad experience.
We help our clients navigate not just the present, but the future;
anticipating regulatory change, the impact of evolving technologies
and the pressures of a dynamic landscape of culture, governance and
innovation. We work closely with teams across Mishcon allowing us to
support our clients with strategic advice and market leading
solutions, including in areas such as cyber risk, ESG and reputation management.
From emerging companies to market-leading business, our clients
compete in fast moving and innovative industries including software,
deeptech, biotech, digital communications, life sciences, healthtech
and financial services. We also advise some of the leading innovators
and operators in more traditional sectors such as real estate,
hospitality, retail and sport.
Our Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
teams have extensive experience in advising businesses at all stages
of their life cycle (from early stage investment to exit), as well
as acting for venture capitalists, angel investors, syndicates and
institutional investors (including investment funds specialising in
seed capital, venture capital and growth equity). The teams also
advise on transactions with universities and research organisations.
Duties and Responsibilities
The main duties include, but are
not limited to:
Assisting with due diligence, transaction management, preparing
ancillary documents, managing signing and documents lists, and other
transactional support work.
Independently running electronic signature collection processes as
part of large corporate transactions.
Preparing daily to-do-lists and action points for transactional teams.
Ensuring that all records, both paper and electronic, are filed
and maintained.
Attending client meetings where required. Recording attendance
notes and typing up detailed note for file.
Liaising with clients and colleagues in a timely, professional,
and courteous manner.
Liaising with other departments as and when required.
Maintaining client contact details on CRM (Interaction) database.
Providing administrative support including photocopying, scanning,
and organising documents for submission.
Assisting with the preparation of monthly bills, including
reviewing billing guides, updating narratives and drafting billing
emails/letters and supporting the team with debt management.
Being an integral part of a high-performance and collaborative team.
Skills/Experience
Previous paralegal experience would be beneficial, but isn't necessary.
Strong academic record.
Dynamic and driven with an ability to work independently with
initiative, discretion and confidentiality.
Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
Ability to effectively manage own workload and prioritise deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Personable and confident, able to build relationships with
partners/ key stakeholders.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Pro-active and takes initiative.
Proficiency in MS Packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Experience with Document Management Systems is an advantage.
Experience with Docusign is an advantage.
Please note that this job
profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline
of the key components of the role. You may be required by your
line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
The Mishcon
de Reya Group is an independent international professional
service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people
with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya
LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement
the firm's legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years,
showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and
Singapore, with an association with Karas So LLP in Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography
often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas:
Corporate;
Dispute
Resolution; Employment;
Innovation;
Private;
and Real Estate.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya and Taylor
Vinters merged. The merger delivers on both firms' strategies
to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share
of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy
services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and
inclusion.
Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning, development
and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our
innovative impact strategy, including acommitment
to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central
strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon
Purpose, a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven
insight to clients.
The Mishcon
de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR
Brand Management, MDR
Cyber, MDR
Discover, MDR
Mayfair(in London, Singapore and Dubai) and
MDRx. Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work,
each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety
of non-legal industries and sectors.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all
our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of
our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.