Legal Executive/Paralegal - London Job description BDO Regulatory Solutions are currently recruiting for a Legal Executive to join BDO, an accountancy and business advisory firm, in their Financial Model Assurance Services Team. We are offering an initial 9 month fixed term contract. About the role: We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced individual to provide contractual and engagement support to our market leading Financial Model Assurance Services team (‘FMAS’) which undertakes transactional due diligence to support the financing of global infrastructure and energy projects with major investment banks; bond issuers; infrastructure funds; construction and facilities companies. The FMAS business sits within our Financial Services stream and this role also offers the opportunity to support the broader risk management and control environment within the stream. Key responsibilities include; Working closely with and in conjunction with the FMAS and other teams where appropriate, together with interfacing with our in-house legal team and risk management unit (RMU), you will initially learn our standard approach to client engagements. This will include familiarising yourself with our standard form of engagement letter and BDO’s standard terms of business, and our internal risk and quality control procedures. You will also familiarise yourself with other common engagement and reliance related documents such as reliance (assumption of duty of care) letters, release/hold-harmless (non-reliance) letters, and NDAs. Your role will involve: Assisting with the review and assessment of client NDAs, engagement letters, sub-contracts, reliance letters and other contractual agreements and mark ups received to the firm’s standard terms; or marking up clients’ own terms. This will include: reviewing the rationale for changes; preparation of mark ups; assisting in the preparation and submission of queries to the internal legal team/risk management unit where required; reviewing prior contracts for precedent examples and appraisal of the final form prior to execution. Assisting in the administration and management of nonstandard contracts, change control and sub-contracts with overseas member firms of BDO international. Maintaining a register of nonstandard contracts and a log of agreed wording and clauses to address common types of contractual and engagement issues. You may also undertake research on legal issues and liaison with RMU as required. Although primarily supporting FMAS you will also support the other business areas within the Financial Services stream as required, and in particular in respect of contractual provisions of framework contracts, call off arrangements or multilateral agreements and where necessary, may be required to help negotiate terms in order to comply with internal risk and quality control requirements. The role will require the candidate to engage with FMAS, other partners and the legal department to facilitate a clear understanding of issues arising, together with a pragmatic and commercial approach in helping to resolve matters but also knowing when to escalate as appropriate. The role may also support other operational and business initiatives within FMAS and the Financial Services stream as appropriate. About you: Legal/Paralegal background, or equivalent. Background or exposure in contractual management (preferable in an accounting, corporate finance or professional services environment). Pragmatic and commercially minded and keen to develop a career in project finance. Good project management skills and desire to take ownership and responsibility of assigned tasks. A confident self-starter who contributes ideas and shares an interest in helping to grow the business and to grow with it. Good commercial skills and judgement.Additional Information: Location: London Duration: 9 months Are you ready to join the team? Click on the link to apply