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About the Role

This role offers a forward-thinking, innovative paralegal the opportunity to work with a like-minded team and organization, supporting AVEVA’s growing business with a variety of in-house legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Administering incoming Know Your Customer flag clearance requests and managing the central inbox/service desk.
• Managing business expectations regarding review and response timelines.
• Supporting reviews of potential compliance concerns related to customers and seeking resolution.
• Administering AVEVA’s screening system, including settings, user management, and escalation routes.
• Maintaining high standards of record-keeping for legal decision-making.
• Conducting ad-hoc legal research to support live issues.
• Supporting updates to AVEVA’s policies and protocols.
• Attending meetings with the legal team to discuss trade compliance matters and provide solutions.
• Reviewing customer contract extracts to advise on trade compliance protections and deviations.
• Liaising with commercial legal, operations, and sales for transaction details and risk assessments.
• Conducting reviews of internal policies and providing legal commentary.

Requirements

• A proven track record of managing a varied workload and meeting deadlines.
• Experience in maintaining high ethical and compliance standards within an organization.
• Solid computer skills: Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Willingness to learn, be flexible to changing priorities, and demonstrate excellence.
• AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment.
• Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, and credit check.
• Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

Skills

• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent legal research skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Fluent in English language (written and spoken)
• Prior paralegal experience (nice to have)
• Legal Practice Course (nice to have)

Location

• London

Work Type

• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Prior paralegal experience (nice to have)

Education Level

• Qualifying Law Degree or equivalent, or Paralegal Studies qualification

Benefits

• Flexible benefits fund
• Emergency leave days
• Adoption leave
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Pension
• Life cover
• Private medical insurance
• Parental leave
• Education assistance program

About the Company

• AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries.
• Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
• We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy.
• We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies.

Equal Opportunity

• AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.
• We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.
• AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate.
• If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter.
• Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.