Ridge is currently seeking a paralegal to join its Legal & Insurance Team, predominantly to provide support in relation to Ridge’s legal, risk and compliance functions.
The Opportunity :
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to kick start their legal journey and establish a progressive career in the in-house legal department of a growing business. That person will be able to demonstrate a pragmatic, commercial approach to applying their legal training.
Role and Responsibilities :
You will join a team of experienced lawyers who will offer support from day one. Your role and responsibilities will include the following :
* Support with the contract review process : intake, triage and tracking
* Maintain and update the contract review tracker to ensure that all requests are captured
* Monitor review timelines to ensure contract review requests are processed efficiently
* Contributing to internal know-how and best practice materials
* Contributing to internal legal features and bulletins
* Maintain and update the professional indemnity insurance approvals tracker
* Serve as the primary contact for issuing insurance certificate renewals
* Tracking progress of professional indemnity insurance claims and preparing reports for the Board
* Support the Compliance Team with ad-hoc tasks
Over time, your role would grow to also include the following :
* Reviewing bespoke client appointment contracts
* Negotiating and drafting appointment contracts and their associated framework, collateral and downstream agreements
* Reviewing and negotiating NDAs
* Liaising with project teams during contract formation, ensuring compliance with internal protocols
* Collating and updating precedent clauses and documents
* Interpretation of Ridge’s insurance policies
* Supporting business development in the legal sector for Ridge’s Expert Witness function
Experience and Skills Required
* Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent experience
* Excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills (written and verbal)
* Strong academic background
* Must be flexible, organised, and self-motivated team player who is able to work within the team to achieve common goals
* A commercial understanding of the construction industry – desirable, but not essential
You might be a recent graduate, or you might have relevant work experience. You will have the ability to deal with a wide range of people across the business and the confidence to operate relatively autonomously in a highly commercial environment. If necessary, you will use your judgement to manage a workload in order according to commercial importance to the business and to meet multiple and often prompt deadlines. You will be keen to grow your in-house career and enjoy the opportunities that Ridge has to offer.
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