Corporate Paralegal - US Firm

EJ Legal Limited ,
London, Greater London
Salary: £32,000 per annum

Overview

A brilliant opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Paralegal to join a US firm in the City of London on a 3 month contract. The successful Paralegal will be joining an extremely well-respected Corporate practice, who are recognised in the legal directories as having notable sector strengths in financial services, life sciences and TMT. They are regularly engaged on domestic and international deals, including matters in emerging markets. Day-to-day, the Corporate Paralegal will be responsible for: Reviewing and drafting of documentation, including corporate authorisations, share certificates, stock transfer forms and other ancillary documents; Preparing and collating conditions precedent documentation and oversight of the conditions precedent process; Company searches and due diligence; Pre-completion matters, including proof-reading of documents Signing and closing arrangements for financing transactions; Post-completion tasks, including preparation of transaction bibles, collating originals, file management and conditions subsequent; Registrations and filings at Companies House; and Reviewing and negotiating reliance letters. The ideal Corporate Paralegal will have some prior Corporate / M&A experience and good academics. Perhaps you are a future trainee looking for an assignment before you go travelling, maybe you are a Paralegal looking for a position before you commence further travel. Or you could be a Paralegal looking for your first position in a US firm, as there is scope for this position to be extended beyond the initial three months. The firm is looking for a Corporate Paralegal to join them by the end of August. This is an excellent opportunity to build on your Corporate experience in a top US firm in a client-facing role. Please apply today to be considered It is EJLegal's policy, as a matter of courtesy to respond to all applications for this real estate paralegal role within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days, your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. EJ Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients. Thank you