Senior Paralegal, Construction and Projects
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow or Manchester
Role Overview
Vario is a leading alternative legal services provider within Pinsent Masons. Vario is a practice group that incorporates Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS).
The Centre of Excellence team lies within the MLS team and brings together a range of paralegal skills to provide services to practice groups and clients. We are recruiting a Senior Paralegal to support our Construction and Projects team, which specialises in Construction, Energy and Infrastructure, and Project Finance.
Responsibilities
* Preparing, reviewing and negotiating construction documents including building contracts (SBCC, JCT and NEC forms), consultant appointments, collateral warranties, novations, deeds of assignment and notices of assignment
* Reviewing construction documentation to prepare due diligence reports
* Day‑to‑day matter management
* Arranging and managing execution of documents (in hard copy and/or using DocuSign)
* Conducting legal research
* Data room management, including uploading documents, redactions and project management
* Managing documents: sorting, reviewing, categorising, redacting, bundling, indexing, uploading and filing
* Other ad‑hoc tasks and responsibilities dictated by the business and client needs
* Acting as a role model for the Centre of Excellence in interactions with stakeholders, flagging spare capacity to fee earners and networking with the practice group to identify opportunities for paralegals
* Supporting the Delivery Manager by quality‑checking the work of more junior paralegals
* Participating in team meetings and discussions, and supervising junior team members as required
Standard working hours are 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, with flexibility for working from home or other flexible arrangements.
Candidate Overview
* Previous experience as a paralegal in a construction team
* Exposure to infrastructure, real estate and/or energy sectors is highly desirable
* Experience working within a commercial law firm, understanding the levels of service delivery required and building relationships with lawyers
Benefits
* Agile working – the opportunity to work from home subject to diary commitments
* Carers’ leave: up to five paid days’ leave towards caring responsibilities
* 25 days’ annual leave entitlement, with the opportunity to purchase or roll over five days
* Contributory pension up to 5 %
* Private healthcare policy
* Death in service cover (4 × base salary)
* Interest‑free loans for season tickets, gym memberships or rent deposits
* Cycle to work scheme
* Equality and diversity commitments: Disability Confident, Stonewall employer, Valuable 500 member, Mindful Business Charter, Race at Work Charter, Neurodiversity in Law
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