An opportunity has arisen for a Russian-speaking Paralegal to join a highly regarded London-based disputes practice on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
The firm is a specialist litigation practice acting on complex, sensitive and often high-stakes matters, with a strong reputation for work in business crime, investigations, civil fraud and commercial disputes. The work is intellectually demanding and frequently international in scope, involving sophisticated clients and high-profile issues.
This role sits within a busy paralegal team supporting lawyers across Business Crime and Civil Litigation matters. You will provide a mix of legal, administrative, interpreting and translation support, working closely with fee-earners on live cases.
Responsibilities will include:
• Legal and administrative support on contentious matters
• Translating and interpreting (written and oral) between Russian and English
• Preparing research notes and legal memoranda
• Taking detailed notes of meetings, calls and conferences with clients, counsel and third parties
• Assisting with complex document management and case preparation
You will be well-organised, detail-focused and comfortable working to tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
The successful candidate is likely to have:
• Fluent Russian and excellent written and spoken English
• A strong academic background (including a 2:1 degree and LPC/BPTC with commendation or equivalent)
• Ideally at least one year’s experience in commercial litigation and/or business crime
• Experience handling large volumes of complex documentation
• Confidence using legal research tools (e.g. Westlaw, LexisNexis, Practical Law)
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• A proactive, flexible and team-oriented approach
Where Russian is a first language, candidates should be able to demonstrate professional-level English and cultural fluency, ideally through having lived and worked in the UK.