Paralegal
Date: 4 Oct 2024
Location: Jersey, JE, JE4 8PN
Company: Walkers Global
We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.
We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.
Overview of role
Walkers is offering an opportunity for a paralegal to join its market-leading global Banking & Finance team ("B&F") practice. The practice has grown in recent years and is looking for additional support.
The successful candidate will be based in the firm's Jersey office and will work alongside leading practitioners.
Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification
- To work as part of a team delivering legal services to a high-standard by assisting the relevant lawyers in running their practices
- To prepare first drafts of documents, including corporate approvals, certain Jersey transaction documents, legal opinions, and security registration filings
- To conduct initial reviews of deal documents and alert the relevant lawyers to pertinent issues arising in relation thereto
- To implement and maintain the billing and collections system for relevant matters, including drafting fee estimates and preparing invoices
- To maintain accurate records and correspondence files in relation to client files
- To carry out conflict searches
- To maintain personal knowledge and expertise on the legislative and specialist aspects relevant to the job
- To liaise with clients as appropriate and in accordance with instructions from the relevant lawyers
- To participate in special projects as and when required in relation to the Firm's and the department's practice areas
- To conduct legal research in accordance with instructions from the relevant lawyers
- To carry out any other duties commensurate with the purpose of the job, including (when requested) the performance of duties outside normal working hours
Education, Skills & Experience
- A Law Degree from a recognised legal institution, or qualified paralegals with a minimum of three to five years experience within a legal environment.
PERSONAL QUALITIES/SKILLS
Candidates will need to demonstrate a high level of effectiveness in each of the following skills and abilities:
- Working independently and as a team member
- Managing a complex and demanding workload and prioritising tasks and projects to meet work standards and personal performance targets
- Communicating clearly and effectively legal matters, both verbally and in writing, with people at all levels of understanding. This will include high-quality correspondence
- Using and updating computerised systems, including the intranet, databases, word processors, and spreadsheets
- Participating in continuously improving services through critically evaluating systems of work, promoting new ideas and actively developing service improvements
- Working in a flexible manner and respond to changing circumstances and emergency situations
Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.
