Description
DAC Beachcroft is looking for a Paralegal to join our Corporate, Banking and Insolvency team in our London office. This role is full-time and permanent, with the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis.
Forming an integral part of an established team of 40 fee earners, the main purpose of this role is to provide an excellent standard of Paralegal support to the team (including those with senior management responsibilities) across the practice areas in Bristol and London.
The Corporate, Banking and Insolvency team at DAC Beachcroft is a large team with a significant presence in our offices in Bristol and London. The Bristol and London teams work closely together to provide an excellent service for our clients. The main focus of the team's work is dealing with corporate contracts, bank loans for both the bank and the borrower. The work is very involved and engaging.
Our clients are discerning and expect a gold standard of service. We advise a number of in-house legal teams at global investment banks, asset managers and insurers as well as significant clients in the technology and leisure sectors. The team also services a high profile public sector client base, including major hospitals and commissioning bodies.
The team have a good track record of placing Paralegals onto training courses and are looking for someone who has that same ambition in their career. You will be given every opportunity to succeed within this team.
Key Responsibilities
* Providing a first class client-facing service, liaising positively with clients and their support staff over the phone, email and in person, and building relationships as appropriate
* Accurate and timely preparation of correspondence, agreements and other documents
* Amending documents, proof reading and creating comparisons to highlight changes
* Preparing draft engagement letters
* Opening and closing files
* Liaising with counsel, other legal representatives and outside agencies (couriers, copiers etc)
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
* Excellent academics, including a 2.1 in Law from a reputable University
* A can-do, proactive attitude to approaching new tasks and picking up work
* The motivation to pursue a career in the Legal sector
* High levels of attention to detail and good relationship building skills
* Must work well within a team and high pressure environments
About DAC Beachcroft
We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK's top-five housebuilders.
We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago de Chile, and Singapore plus a representative office in Miami and broad network of affiliations across the globe.
At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.
We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: or