Role: Banking & Finance Paralegal

Location: London

Salary: £40k - £45k

We are currently looking for a new Paralegal role to join our growing legal Banking department. Our Banking department sits within the wider Real Estate Finance team. This is a permanent position and a great opportunity to work alongside fee-earners with a busy, varied practice to gain valuable experience.

Key responsibilities

• General matter support and Practice Evolve (our Practice Management System) filing to support the team with administrative tasks.
• Companies House Registrations.
• Assisting with the preparation and drafting of legal documents such as loan agreements, security documents, and other transactional documents
• Support lawyers on key projects and tasks.
• Write first drafts, proofread and amend legal agreements, advice notes, letters and other documents.
• Conducting legal research and due diligence to support various banking transactions, including loan agreements, corporate finance, and real estate finance.
• Managing and organizing client files, ensuring that all documentation is up-to-date and accurately filed.
• Assisting with the transactional closing process from the initial filing to closing.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Good attention to detail. Accurate and thorough.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong and consistent administrative and organisational skills.
• A team player who is confident sharing information across a broader team.
• This role will suit a junior professional who is not looking to complete their LPC or SQE studies immediately.
• Previous Law firm banking experience is preferable. However, we will consider applicants outside of this field who are passionate, hardworking and want to succeed as a Paralegal within Banking.

Personal attributes

• Consistency.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Sensitivity and discretion handling employee and business data and information.
• Strong organisational skills.
• The ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks running in parallel with tight deadlines.
• Flexible as regards to time and duties.
• Flexibility towards new technologies and changes in working practices.
• Ability to interact with people at all levels.