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Senior Legal Assistant Architecture and Engineering ContractsLondon, Clerkenwell Position details<ul><li>Location:London, UK</li><li>Working arrangement: Full-time, Hybrid</li><li>Hours of work:37.5, Monday-Friday</li></ul> We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Assistant to join our small but impactful Legal team at our London office. The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in working in architecture, engineering, or construction industry as a legal assistant or a project manager. Senior Legal Assistant will assist with contract review, legal drafting, risk mitigation and legal research. About the roleYou will play a pivotal role in providing legal support to the In-House Counsel, ensuring seamless contract execution across the company by scrutinising contracts for commercial, legal and insurance implications, you will assist with managing companys risks and securing future projects. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong legal background to work within a creative and professional setting in a prestigious architecture, engineering and design practice.Main Responsibilities<ul><li>Contract Review and Analysis:Review professional service appointments, NDAs, collateral warranties, framework agreements, and novation agreements, identify legal and commercial risks, and propose amendments. </li><li>Legal Documents Drafting:Draft legal documents, agreements, NDAs, collateral warranties, deeds of variation, notices, and letters.</li><li>Contract Guidance and Support: Provide guidance and support to internal teams on contract-related matters, including contract interpretation, compliance, and appointment of supply chain.</li><li>Contract Maintenance:Proactively review contracts, maintain standard contractual documentation, managing business templates, update progress spreadsheets.</li><li>Legal Research:Conduct research on relevant legal issues and keep up to date with the latest legal developments.</li><li>Collaboration and Best Practice:Develop good working relationships with colleagues and promote contract/compliance process best practice within the company. </li></ul> About you<ul><li>Qualification: Minimum LLB. LPC/SQE, or degree/certification in Contract Management is beneficial but not essential. </li></ul><ul><li>You must have a minimum of 3 years solid experience in either: </li></ul><ul><li>Legal support role within architecture, engineering, or construction industry, or </li><li>Project/design management role within architecture, engineering, or construction industry, or</li><li>Solid in-house legal experience within professional services (not private practice law firms).</li></ul>Please note, this role does not lead to a solicitors training contract or qualifying work experience (QWE) to become a solicitor. <ul><li>Proven experience in contract review and drafting.</li><li>Strong understanding of contract law, legal terminology and contractual mechanisms.</li><li>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy. </li><li>Ability to communicate complex legal concepts to colleagues and external parties in a clear and concise manner.</li><li>Awareness of the latest developments in the law. </li><li>Able to follow instructions, procedures, policies and assimilate information quickly in a consistent manner.</li><li>Knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 PSC desirable.</li></ul><ul><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Adobe/PDF is essential.</li><li>Ability to effectively prioritise workload, manage time efficiently, and remain highly organised.</li></ul><ul><li>Collaborative and proactive in supporting other teams. Ability to interact professionally with internal and external contacts.</li><li>Positive, enthusiastic and a strong team player.</li></ul> How to apply Please read carefullyPlease apply by clicking the apply button, attaching a CV and a formal cover letter stating why you believe you are suitable for the position. Applications without the formal cover letter will not be considered. Applications with cover letters written by AI will be rejected. Please note, we use AI detection software.About BDPBDP is a leading, global, multidisciplinary design practice united by a shared purpose: to design a world thats built for good. For more than 60 years, we've been solving problems, creating innovative spaces, and pushing the boundaries of whats possible. From the start, we've been pioneers in the world of design, and our legacy is built on the meaningful, people-centred places we've brought to life.We are a diverse, international practice of architects, engineers, designers, and urbanists. Our work is rooted in creativity, quality, and collaboration. We work closely with our clients, users, and communities to craft spaces for living, working, learning, and enjoying life across the globe. With studios spanning the UK, Ireland, Europe, Asia, and North America, our reach is as broad as our expertise. And since joining forces with Japans Nippon Koei in 2016, our ability to deliver integrated, impactful design has only grown stronger. BDP offersIn return, BDP offers a great opportunity for your personal development with exposure to the full range of BDPs skills and expertise, as well as an attractive remuneration package that includes a competitive salary, flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, contribution towards professional subscriptions, a great working environment and excellent prospects for career advancement.BDP is actively fostering an inclusive organisation where people can be themselves and everyone has a sense of belonging. We want our teams to be diverse at every level, reflecting the communities we design for. As designers, we will create spaces for all that promote equity, wellbeing and participation within the built environment. We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills, professional and life experiences, to join us and help us to achieve our aspirations. We also welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly. BDP also operates a hybrid working policy. BDP is an equal opportunities employerNo agency or third-party applications please.

Senior Legal Assistant Architecture and Engineering Contracts

Commercial Property Paralegal Location: Leeds Salary: £25,000 £32,000 The Opportunity A great opportunity has arisen for a motivated and ambitious Paralegal to join a highly regarded Commercial Property team in Leeds. This is a fantastic role for someone with at least 18 months experience in commercial property, who is looking to deepen their expertise and build a long-term career in this area of law. Youll work closely with experienced lawyers and get hands-on exposure to high-quality property work for a range of key clients. The firm offers a collaborative, supportive environment with a strong reputation for developing talent from within. The Role Youll support the team across a broad spectrum of commercial property transactions, providing essential assistance on client files and helping to deliver a smooth and efficient service. Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Assisting on a variety of commercial property matters including leases, acquisitions, and disposals</li><li>Supporting fee earners with legal research, document drafting, and file management</li><li>Liaising with clients and third parties to progress transactions</li><li>Managing administrative tasks and maintaining the case management system</li><li>Taking an active role in the smooth running of client files and ensuring deadlines are met</li></ul>The Ideal Candidate The firm is looking for someone with at least 18 months experience working in a commercial property team, ideally within a law firm environment. Youll be:<ul><li>Organised and detail-oriented, with strong time management skills</li><li>A confident communicator with a professional and client-focused approach</li><li>Genuinely interested in commercial property law and eager to develop further in this area</li><li>A team player who can also work independently when needed</li></ul>Why Join?<ul><li>Supportive environment with excellent training and development opportunities</li><li>Exposure to high-quality work and reputable clients</li><li>Collaborative and friendly team culture</li><li>Competitive salary and great benefits including:<ul><li>25+ days holiday (plus statutory holidays and option to buy more)</li><li>Pension &amp; life assurance</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Interest-free travel loan</li><li>Recognition platform with discount spending app</li></ul></li></ul>This is a brilliant role for a career-minded paralegal looking to gain further experience in commercial property within a well-established and growing team. To hear more details about this opportunity, please contact Amy Spark at QED Legal

Commercial Property Paralegal

Private Client Paralegal | Leeds | £25,000£30,000A leading Top 100 national law firm is looking for an experienced Private Client Paralegal to join their highly regarded team in Leeds.This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside a Legal 500 Leading Individual in a team ranked in the Legal 500.Youll become part of a highly regarded team recognised for its depth of expertise and outstanding client relationships an ideal environment to develop your skills and progress your career.The role will involve:<ul><li>Managing straightforward probate matters under supervision</li><li>Submitting Trustee Act Notices</li><li>Drafting straightforward Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney</li><li>Registering LPAs and preparing documents such as Deeds of Retirement, Trustees Minutes and Resolutions</li><li>Handling initial third-party enquiries</li><li>Conducting Land Registry searches</li><li>Performing bank reconciliations for Estate Accounts and processing payment requests</li></ul>The ideal candidate will have:<ul><li>Experience working within a Private Client team</li><li>Strong legal drafting skills and legal research experience</li><li>Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills</li><li>A proactive, team-oriented attitude and a genuine commitment to delivering exceptional client care</li></ul>This is a great opportunity to work as part of a close-knit and supportive team with excellent mentorship, where you'll be trusted with real responsibility while continuing to learn and develop.For more details, contact Amy Spark at QED Legal.

Private Client Paralegal

Role: Family ParalegalLeading law firm looking to recruit dedicated Family Paralegals for highly sought permanent position.Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our clients accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.Family &amp; Children Department Background: Our clients Family &amp; Children department is ranked and recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners for family and matrimonial work, providing confidential advice with effective representation. The family team includes practitioners who have achieved the Law Societys Children Law and Family Law Advanced accreditations providing advocacy in all court proceedings, ensuring their clients receive a consistent and professional service as well as a high degree of continuity.In addition, our clients Family department is experienced in assisting high net worth individuals in divorce matters with specialist divorce solicitors with expertise in domestic abuse, adoption, child abduction, prohibitive steps orders, specific issues orders, injunctions, spousal and child maintenance, properties, pensions and freezing injunctions.Main Duties and Responsibilities<ul><li>Report directly to Department Director</li><li>Professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of clients needs</li><li>Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of Family and Child Care matters (LAA Funded and Private client work) as well as undertaking your own advocacy</li><li>Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases</li><li>Dealing with correspondence</li><li>Preparing and managing funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency</li><li>Preparing draft documents including witness statements and processing evidence</li><li>Attending conferences and court</li><li>Maintaining accurate time costing procedures</li><li>Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly</li><li>Ensuring compliance with file management</li></ul>Key Skills Required <ul><li>Demonstrate passion and legal experience in a broad range of Family &amp; Children Law</li><li>A strong academic background with a Law degree</li><li>Clear understanding and application of Family Law</li><li>Business acumen and the ability to market the Company</li><li>Excellent communications skills to work effectively with all types of people</li><li>Excellent analytical and organisational skills and ability to use own initiative but know when to seek guidance.</li><li>Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills</li></ul>This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy.The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.About Gemini Recruitment:Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment. We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff. We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.By applying to this vacancy you give Gemini Recruitment Services Limited permission to submit your CV to the hiring company and you accept the T&amp;C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.

Family Law Paralegal

Graduate Legal Assistant / Paralegal - £25,000 - SurreyA highly successful and growing Legal Firm based in East Molesey are looking for a recent Law Graduate that is looking for their first commercial role. This is a brilliant opportunity to join an established business, offering great training and support.The ideal candidate will have previously studiedLaw and be keen to secure a new commercial role. Working within the conveyancing team you will support the Partners across: conveyancing Post-Exchange work, to include; liaising with clients, lenders, management companies and other solicitors as well as drafting SDLT forms and making applications to the Land Registry.To be suitable you will have great organisational skills, be detail orientated with a real passion for developing your career in Law. This is a Solicitors firm that prides them self on delivering an outstanding client experience so great customer service skills are free.This role would suit an ambitious, diligent Law graduate keen to progress their career.The salary on offer for this role is £25,000 plus benefits.

Graduate Legal Assistant / Paralegal - £25,000 - Surrey

I am working with a well rounded firm in Leicester, who are looking for a motivated private client paralegal to support its growing wills &amp; probate team. This role offers career development, a supportive environment and excellent benefits, including flexible working and city parking. If interested please reach out to me, so we can see if this could be a next step in your career. kind regards

The Job:We are delighted to be assisting our client with their need for a Commercial Property Legal SecretaryAbout the Role: We are seeking a skilled and motivated Commercial Property Legal Secretary / Assistant to join our client based in North Bristol. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work within a team, supporting their commercial property solicitor with a variety of administrative and legal tasks.Key Responsibilities will include:<ul><li>Administrative Support: Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative assistance to commercial property solicitors.</li><li>Document Management: Prepare, proofread, and format legal documents, including leases, contracts, and agreements and enquiries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with firm standards.</li><li>Client Liaison: Act as the first point of contact for clients, handling inquiries professionally and maintaining confidentiality.</li><li>Diary Management: Manage appointments, meetings, and deadlines, ensuring the efficient organisation of schedules.</li><li>Correspondence: Prepare and manage correspondence, including emails, letters, and telephone calls.</li><li>File Management: Open, maintain, and archive client files in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.</li><li>Land Registry and Searches: Assist in conducting property searches, Land Registry applications, and liaising with relevant authorities.</li><li>Billing and Invoicing: Prepare bills and liaise with the accounts team to ensure timely invoicing.</li><li>Assisting with onboarding new matters</li></ul>The Person: For this role our client is seeking someone who has previous legal secretarial experience, ideally based in Commercial Property <ul><li>Previous experience as a legal secretary/ legal assistant, ideally in a commercial property department.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, case management systems, and legal software.</li><li>Strong typing skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.</li><li>Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage deadlines effectively.</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a professional and client-focused approach.</li><li>Familiarity with HMRC and Land Registry processes and property transactions is advantageous.</li><li>Experience of residential property / post completion work is advantageous</li></ul> The Salary:To be discussed The Hours:Monday Friday 9am 5pm (part time hours may also be considered)The Location:Patchway, Bristol 100% office basedThe Benefits:23 days holiday pay (plus bank holidays) + Christmas Close Down

Commercial Property Legal Secretary / Assistant

Flex Legal was originally conceived as a platform for law graduates to find fixed-term paralegal work. Law firms and legal teams would come to us with their workload challenges, and we would find the perfect paralegal to help solve them. Our organisation has changed a lot since then (we now also place lawyers and trainees), but facilitating paralegal placements remains the heart of our business.If you’re a seasoned paralegal looking to explore new legal practice areas, or a recent law graduate hoping to build that initial bit of legal work experience, Flex Legal is here to help you! This page is full of information to help your application.How the process works1. Apply Fill out an application form and submit your CV. Then, undergo a basic competency test and interview with our team.2. Build your Profile Create a legal profile on our platform, that we can show to our clients when they need support.3. Work When we find a suitable role, we’ll check your interest via text or email. If you're successful at interview, great! You’ll start and be paid fortnightly.As one of the UK’s foremost legal work organisations, we receive hundreds of applications to join our platform every week. Flex is committed to helping as many paralegals as possible find work opportunities – but can only accept your application to the platform if we are confident that we will be able to place you.For paralegal applicants:<ul><li>A UK-specific legal qualification such as an LLB or GDL is required as an absolute minimum.</li><li>Prior experience in a legal or administrative role is an advantage.</li></ul>We would also ask that paralegal CVs:<ul><li>Are no longer than 2 pages in length.</li><li>List your education from most recent to least recent.</li><li>List your work experience from most recent to least recent.</li><li>Do not include photos or headshots.</li><li>Use “professional” fonts such as Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman.</li></ul>Once you've built a profile on our platform, we will pass suitable roles over to you as and when they come to us - which you can accept or reject with no commitment required. Here's what our platform offers you:<ul><li>A digital CV and profile video that you can customise at any time, and is visible to potential clients.</li><li>A digital availability calendar you control.</li><li>Text and email notifications for new paralegal roles.</li><li>Fortnightly pay.</li><li>Access to our SQE journal, where you can record Qualifying Work Experience towards your SQE qualification.</li><li>Access to our supportive and helpful team of Client Services Associates, who help you find the roles you want.</li></ul>

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