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About the Role

Paralegals play a vital role in supporting lawyers with legal research, document review, drafting, and transaction management. They gain valuable experience across all practice groups and sectors in a dynamic and collaborative environment. This speculative application will be considered for future paralegal opportunities as they arise.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support to fee-earners, including drafting, reviewing, and proof-reading legal documents.
• Analyze, collate, and summarize relevant documents and information.
• Research points of law and other factual issues, preparing reports.
• Collate, organize, upload, and manage documents.
• Carry out project management on large and/or complex matters.
• Assist the team with marketing activities and management of profile raising.

Requirements

• Law graduate with a first or upper second class degree or equivalent.
• Previous paralegal experience or other relevant legal work experience is desirable.
• Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Previous legal database experience is desirable.
• Highly organized and methodical approach with confidence in IT systems.
• Attention to detail and confidence to work independently.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Highly motivated and commercially astute.
• Excellent communication skills and a collegiate, team-based attitude.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Self-motivated, hardworking, reliable, and able to work well under pressure.
• All recruits will be required to go through a background screening process, potentially including a DBS certificate.

Skills

• IT skills
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Legal database experience
• Project management
• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Independent work
• Teamwork

Location

• Bristol
• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Entry-level
• Experienced

Education Level

• Law degree (first or upper second class)

About the Company

• Simmons & Simmons is an international law firm with over 1,600 people in key business and financial centers across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
• The firm focuses on building practices around local teams understanding local culture, business, and languages, creating a cohesive global network.
• Business services groups provide integrated support for global operations.
• The firm is organized into key practice areas and sector groups: Asset Management & Investment Funds, Financial Institutions, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Telecoms, Media & Technology (TMT).
• The firm also focuses on the E&I market, particularly through international projects and construction teams.
• Simmons & Simmons has a track record for innovation and delivering value through new ways of working.
• Client base includes leading financial institutions and FTSE 100 and Fortune Global 500 companies.

Equal Opportunity

• Committed to promoting equality and diversity and equal opportunities in employment.
• Believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity.
• Ensures fair treatment for those who serve or have served in the armed forces and their families.
• Seeks to attract and retain talented people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible.