Commercial Paralegal - In-House Legal Team
Commercial Paralegal - In-House Legal Team Location: Chesterfield or Leeds (Hybrid Working) Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 per annum Team: Group Legal, Compliance and Risk Reports to: Group General CounselAre you a commercially minded and process-driven legal professional with a keen interest in technology? Do you thrive in a multi-faceted environment and enjoy working collaboratively with internal stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions? If so, we'd love to hear from you!We are partnering with a dynamic international technology business to recruit an In-House Commercial Paralegal to join their team, based in either their Chesterfield or Leeds offices with hybrid working flexibility. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate or an individual already working within the legal sector to develop and broaden their expertise in commercial contracts, compliance and legal operations.What You'll Be Doing As a Commercial Paralegal you will:
- Support the Group Legal and Compliance teams with a wide range of commercial legal matters.
- Assist with the drafting, review and negotiation of commercial contracts, including NDAs, supply, services and partnership agreements.
- Assist with legal research and interpretation of law and legal principles relevant to commercial activities.
- Manage legal cases and contract creation, approval, storage and retrieval processes (using Salesforce, Microsoft SharePoint/Power Platform and Contract Express/HighQ).
- Report on legal cases, contract process and risk management activities.
- Work with other stakeholders to identify bottlenecks in the current legal processes and implement (automated) solutions and workflow improvements.
- Act as a "power user" for our legal AI implementation project. This includes developing and testing new features, refining prompts and reviewing outputs.
- Occasionally represent the business on international travel to support legal and commercial engagements.
About you: You will be:
- A law graduate or a legal professional currently working within the legal sector.
- Passionate about commercial law and about the IT/technology sector.
- Tech savvy and comfortable exploring new software and platforms.
- A clear communicator, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
- Organised, proactive and able to work independently under direction.
- Happy to work in a hybrid model, with occasional travel internationally as required.
Experience with commercial contracts, legal research, legal operations or cross-border collaboration is highly desirable, though full training and development will be provided to the right candidate.What You'll Get
- Competitive salary of £25k - £35k (dependent on experience).
- Hybrid working with a supportive and collaborative legal team.
- 25 days holiday + your birthday off
- Free/paid parking
- Matched pension contributions up to 8%
- Death in service
- Vitality Private healthcare cover, including a range of health and wellbeing benefits with an option to add further members
- Internal reward and recognition perks
- Enhanced parental leave
- Opportunity to work across UK and international legal matters.
- Exposure to a global, technology-focused business and ongoing professional development.
How to Apply Click the Apply button to submit your application.For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, contact Ross Roberts at CRA Consulting on .For more legal career opportunities, visit: jobs
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