CITY LAW FIRM: Paralegal - 1 Year Contract £25,000

CITY LAW FIRM: Paralegal - 1 Year Contract £25,000

CITY LAW FIRM: Paralegal - 1 Year Contract 25,000

Location: City (EC2) , City View map Salary: From 25,000 to 25,000 per annum Date posted: 02/04/2012 12:27 Job type:Contract Company: Liberty Resourcing Contact: Jenny Paterson Ref: Totaljobs/Paralegal Job ID: 53262827

CITY LAW FIRM: Paralegal - 1 Year Contract 25,000

** Before you apply. Our client is only interested in candidates with a 2.1 or 1st Law degree, LPC and 1 years commercial experience.

Fantastic career opportunity.

YOUR ROLE;

Legal research.Preparing first drafts of legal documents (e.g. deeds, contracts, balance of powers etc).Preparing letters and emails to clients.Dealing with deed formalities.Production of consolidated working copies of Trust documents follo wing deeds of amendment.Proof reading documents and checking cross references etc (e.g. Trust Deed and Rules).Creation and maintenance of transaction bibles.Undertaking company searches using the Companies House website.Drafting letters for submission to The Pension Regulator (TPR).Assisting with litigation projects including preparation of Court bundles etc.Providing support to Know - how unit.Producing the fortnightly Dispute Resolution Bundle.Incorporating trustee companies.Phone calls to courts / HMRC / other bodies to clarify legal and administrative issues.Filing documents at court.

Assisting with billing administration including:

Preparing invoices.Monitoring time recorded against fee estimates, sending internal flags and updating fee estimates.Circulating client specific work schedules for update by lawyers.

Other tasks including:

Day to day administrative tasks as and when requested to include photocopying, file searches etc.Delivering documents or obtaini ng signatures on documentation.New client administration (e.g. money laundering checks etc).Document review of archived filesAny other reasonable tasks which fall within the general remit of the role.