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Travers Smith
An award-winning city law firm. We
build lasting relationships with public and private sector clients.
It is Travers Smith's purpose to provide the very highest quality of
service to our clients whilst enabling our people to achieve
professional fulfilment in a supportive, inclusive, and enjoyable
working environment.
Department
We are currently seeking suitable
candidates to fill several paralegal vacancies which span across our
transactional, regulatory, and contentious practice groups each
offering unique opportunities and exciting challenges. The specific
departments with openings include the following:
As a paralegal you will be expected
to provide support to lawyers and partners within your department.
You will proactively contribute to the department and, ultimately,
the firm's success by actively seeking to anticipate the needs of
the fee earning lawyers and knowledge counsel in the team, in
addition to having a full understanding and supporting the crucial
administrative processes that help the team function to the best of
its ability.
Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities listed in
this job description provide a broad overview of the typical duties
of a paralegal. It is important to note however that the role of a
paralegal is wide-ranging and varies considerably depending on the
specific needs of respective departments, therefore, will likely
extend beyond the key responsibilities listed below:
Assist in preparation of documents:
create binders, amend documents, print, copy and check, scan and
distribute files.
Proofread documents for sense,
consistency, cross reference, definitions, formatting, and
typographical errors.
Perform legal and non-legal of
factual research using a variety of legal research tools for case
law, legislation, commentary, company and business information and
practical guidance.
Assist with due diligence: review
and analyse documents and assist with minor drafting of due
diligence reports and contract summaries.
Act as the interface, where
appropriate, between key internal stakeholders including fee
earners in other practice areas, client contacts and other
external parties such as opposing counsel and third-party service providers.
Provide support to partners,
associates, senior associates, and senior counsels.
Archive and dispose of documents in
line with department protocols.
Handling chargeable work, including
contacts with clients.
Maintaining the departments
know-how resources including uploading and correctly labelling and
organising documents.
Other ad hoc duties where
necessary.
Key Stakeholders
Departmental Partners.
Associates
Personal Specification -
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Demonstrating commitment and good
work ethic by delivering a high quality/responsive service and
supporting team members to deliver the highest client service standards.
Demonstrated project management
capabilities and experience.
Strong analytical skills.
Good legal drafting ability.
Detail oriented and self-motivated.
Strong stakeholder influencing and
relationship building skills.
Ability to work under pressure and
with a high volume and multiple streams of work.
Naturally collaborative and
solutions focused while possessing the ability to work independently.
