Paralegal - New Business and Enterprise Risk bei Herbertsmithfreehills

The Opportunity

Primary Responsibilities:

• The primary focus of this role is to carry out various data cleansing activities as part of a key on-going firm project.

• Various administrative tasks.

• Triaging queries that come into some of the teams shared mailboxes

• Supporting the day-to-day tasks conducted by the team responsible for conducting and clearing conflict checks.

• Supporting the day-to-day tasks conducted by the team responsible for carrying our client due diligence on the firm's client base.

• Supporting the day-to-day tasks conducted by the team responsible for client and matter set up.

• Supporting and participating in discrete projects as needed

• Any other duties as required.

Please note, the work in this role would not constitute "qualifying work experience" for the purposes of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Degree educated or similar level

• LPC qualified desirable

• Previous paralegal experience desirable (with a preference for experience in a City practice)

Competencies

Personal Leadership

• Takes pride in their work and positively impacts those around them

• Inspires confidence by consistently delivering quality work

• Maintains composure under pressure by finding ways to manage their reactions to challenging situations

• Behaves consistently with the firm’s values and brand and inspires this in others

Connects and Collaborates with People

• Takes an active interest in others and gets to know the people they interact with

• Treats people with respect and in a fair and consistent way

• Adopts a positive communication style, even when challenged by others

• Enthusiastic and positive team player who is able to cope with conflicting demands and meet challenging deadlines

Contributes to the Success of Others

• Maintains an awareness of the firm’s purpose, objectives and structure

• Recognises how their work contributes to and affects the work of others, and prioritises and communicates accordingly

• Identifies opportunities to assist others and readily volunteers their help

Enhances the Client Experience

• Finds ways to enhance the experience of the firm’s clients through their daily tasks.

• Shows a willingness to go the extra mile to deliver great service.

Achieves Results

• Goes above and beyond to contribute to the success of the firm

• Consistently ensures a high level of quality and accuracy in their work

• Suggests new ideas or ways of doing things in a confident, constructive and sensitive way

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Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.