Overview
We are currently seeking a Paralegal to join us in our Redditch office. We offer a welcoming environment, a strong learning culture, and the opportunity to play an important role in our functional support teams that assist engineers, planners and scientists across the globe. You will join a close-knit, collaborative legal team providing critical support for Stantec internationally and within the UK & Ireland.
It’s an exciting time for our business as we seek to achieve ambitious growth targets and diversify our portfolio of services.
Responsibilities
* Review contracts – assist, support and participate in the review process of bespoke contracts with clients, sub-consultants and other suppliers.
* Identify risks on contractual and legal matters and promote contract governance during drafting, negotiation, execution and archiving of bespoke contracts.
* Negotiate terms and conditions on contracts to reduce company liability or cost.
* Work closely with the contracts team and senior Counsel on more complex areas.
* Review completed documents for final execution and manage updates and modifications to contract documents.
Qualifications
* Ideally you will have some legal or paralegal qualifications and/or experience, but this is not essential.
* Strong analytical and organisational skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to spot errors.
* Some contracts or legal experience is beneficial, but you will need a basic understanding of contracts and the ability to review a high volume of documents.
* Good communication with varying seniority levels, including staff, managers and external partners.
* High degree of self-management, initiative, reliability and flexibility to ensure the best possible service to internal and external clients.
* Interest in developing yourself and your knowledge of contracts management.
Hybrid working – This is a hybrid role that requires office attendance 3 days per week. Due to the location and limited public transport, you will ideally need to be able to drive to the office.
Why Join Us?
The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of. We offer a competitive salary, a great pension scheme, free private medical insurance, support with your professional qualifications, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, industry-leading training, great projects and more.
To learn more about life at Stantec in the UK & Ireland, please explore MyStantec Stories and the Stantec Careers page.
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