Paralegal presso Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Opportunity

Key Responsibilities:

A broad and varied role in a great team which provides legal advice to our colleagues, in London and our international offices. Typical tasks include the following (and no two days are the same):

• Conducting legal research, articulating views clearly in writing and verbally

• Reviewing regulatory guidance in all jurisdictions in which the firm operates and keeping team updated of developments

• Assisting in the preparation of compliance and risk training

• Assisting with the provision of in-house legal advice to practice groups, the preparation of responses to client questionnaires and pitch information requests

• Providing support to in-house disputes team, including with respect to regulatory and claims matters

• Assisting with the document management of policies, databases and client terms of engagement

• Assisting with corporate governance and company secretarial functions

• Assisting with the firm's internal agreements and constitutional arrangements between its legal entities and partners

• Assisting with the renewal of the firm's insurance policies, including addressing queries from underwriters  

• Creating and maintaining on-line resources

• Administrative tasks

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

• LPC qualified desirable

• Degree educated or similar level

• Demonstrable paralegal experience, 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.