The Department

At Mishcon Private, we have a deep understanding of the dynamics and politics of families, family businesses and personal relationships. We understand the issues our clients face and what keeps them awake at night. We know that their concerns go far beyond money and wealth preservation: family issues, reputation, their home, the things they love, or their legacy are far more important. Our business is protecting them, their interests and the things that matter most to them.

Our team at Mishcon Private comprises art, reputation, property, immigration, tax and wealth planning specialists, alongside tenacious litigators who are highly experienced at dealing with both family and business disputes and complex multi-jurisdictional cases. We provide practical and inventive solutions, combining our legal expertise with commercial, real-world advice.

We never take for granted the privilege we are afforded by our clients to sit alongside them and be entrusted with their most complex and personal problems. The work we do is never just business, it is always personal and the breadth of Mishcon Private enables us to provide our clients with the support they need whatever their issue may be now or in the future.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties include, but are not limited to:

• Attending client meetings and conferences with counsel (virtual and in person), with the solicitor with conduct and taking accurate notes
• Preparation of legal documents as required. Proofreading and updating documents, using initiative to flag queries
• Creating court bundles and maintaining register of bundles on active matters
• Researching, analysing and interpreting general business periodicals and professional journals, annual reports etc.
• Knowledge management - creation and maintaining of precedents
• Typing and amending attendance notes, letters, presentations and other documents as required, using Microsoft Office and the DMS
• Preparing and sending e-mails to include attaching documents, printing and filing of incoming emails, attachments and confirmations
• Photocopying, and filing
• Liaising with Clients and other departments in a timely, professional and courteous manner
• To maintain confidentiality in respect of those matters which are commercially sensitive or secret and only share them with colleagues and others on a need to know basis who are themselves bound by an obligation of confidentiality
• Offering assistance to others in the department as required

Skills/Experience

• Strong academic record;
• Previous Paralegal experience within a Family department is desirable;
• Dynamic and driven with an ability to work independently with initiative, discretion and confidentiality;
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise to work to deadlines;
• Resilient and calm under pressure;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Effective oral and written communication;
• Good team working skills;
• Good research skills;
• Good IT skills: thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Languages skills desirable, but not essential.

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.

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. Through Mishcon Future, we work to shape a better world through innovation, creating value for clients at every stage of the innovation life cycle and for society.

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 a commitment 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 , MDRi , MDR Lab , MDR One , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx . Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

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.

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