Paralegal - Banking & Finance

Foot Anstey LLP

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ready to take your career to the next level?
We’re one of the UK’s most forward-thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.
We are in a period of exclusive direct sourcing for this role and are not currently accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
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Why this role matters: This is an excellent opportunity to build experience working with a team of expert legal professionals with a commercial and collaborative approach, whilst gaining invaluable exposure to a broad range of clients. On offer are also exciting prospects for development and career progression.

Requirements

• Experience in a legal environment (corporate / banking / finance preferred, but not essential)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
• A proven track record of completing tasks accurately and on time
• Confident IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Great time management and organisational ability
• A flexible, collaborative approach and a commitment to outstanding client service

Responsibilities

• Supporting fee earners in the transaction process, including managing checklists, drafting ancillary documents and liaising with other teams
• Providing the first review and drafting the first report on banking documents during transactional due diligence
• Drafting emails to and responding to requests from clients
• Drafting routine banking documents such as deeds of release and content letters, and documents such as charges based on in house precedents
• Assisting fee earners in co-ordinating completion and signing processes of transactions.
• Dealing with ad hoc requests relating to original documents, retained information from clients and colleagues, as well as occasional research tasks

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-linked bonus.
• Employee sabbaticals.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• An open, flexible working environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed