Senior Paralegal - 12 month FTC

Pinsent Masons ,
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
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SENIOR PARALEGAL - 12 MONTH FTC - ABERDEEN About the Firm Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,400 employees operating out of 26 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines. The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice. We champion change and promote progress to make business work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which its people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, which offers our employees flexibility in terms of where, and how, they work. We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology. Awards Pinsent Masons has achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, won the "Law Firm of the Year Award 2019 - Legal Business" for the second time and is recognised among the most innovative law firms in Europe by the Financial Times. Pinsent Masons was also named Law Firm of the Year 2018 by The Lawyer, and is ranked No 4 on the UK Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2020 and named Stonewall's Top Global Employers 2020. Purpose of the role Working as part of our corporate practice group, alongside a Senior Paralegal in Aberdeen, you will advise clients on all aspects of private company secretarial matters. You will use Blueprint company secretarial software to manage client statutory registers electronically (and occasionally in hard copy). Day to day work will include filing forms with Companies House (including liaising directly with Companies House advisers in order to answer difficult questions), the preparation of routine board minutes, shareholder resolutions and dealing with registered post. You will also provide support and advice on ad hoc company secretarial matters via telephone and email. You will work with the wider UK company secretarial and governance teams based between Leeds, Birmingham and London. Main Duties & Responsibilities * File opening and carrying out anti-money laundering checks on new clients * Sorting and dispatching mail received on behalf of our clients as their registered office * Data entry in respect of adding new companies to the Blueprint company secretarial software * Management of hard copy registers * Production of routine minutes (and, on occasion, attendance at meetings) * Liaising with Companies House * Advising on all aspects of private company secretarial administration * Maintaining monthly billing spreadsheets and invoicing on a rolling basis Qualifications & Experience: * Educated to at least degree level (law or conversion) * Useful but non-essential:- * LPC/CPE * Database experience, particularly of Blueprint Company Secretarial software * Company secretarial experience / Charter ship Personal Qualities & Behaviours: * Professional appearance and manner * Flexible and willing to work within a busy environment * Good time management skills * Enthusiastic, confident and demonstrable interpersonal skills * Accurate with excellent attention to detail * Demonstrates honesty and integrity * A team player, but able to work independently * Committed, hard working and responsible

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