12 month fixed term contract

Simmons & Simmons' highly successful Financial Services - Regulatory team is looking for a new Paralegal in Bristol.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Providing general administrative support to fee-earners including drafting, reviewing and proof-reading legal documents
• Researching points of law and other factual issues and preparing reports on the same
• Working on various stages of disclosure exercises including document review in the firm's legal review platform (Relativity).
• Compiling and working through conditions precedent lists before closing.

Education / qualifications / experience:

• Law graduate with a first or upper second class degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 12 months' paralegal experience or other relevant legal work experience (preferred)
• Experience using legal research databases (preferred)

Knowledge and technical skills:

• Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Previous legal database experience

General Skills/Attributes:

• Highly organised and methodical approach to the role as well as confidence with IT systems
• Attention to detail and the confidence to work independently
• Highly motivated and commercially astute
• Excellent communication skills and a collegiate, team-based attitude
• The ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Self-motivated, hardworking, reliable and works well under pressure