Corporate Paralegal

AJ Chambers are partnered with a well-known, people first law firm based in the West End of London who are recruiting for a Corporate Paralegal.

Full-time, permanent role working alongside an experienced team, with hybrid working 1 day per week available.

Duties:

• Assisting with the due diligence and disclosure processes in M&A transactions including the management of a data site
• Drafting board minutes and shareholder resolutions and ancillary documents such as stock transfer forms, director resignations, powers of attorney etc
• Responsibility for managing transactional steps and document lists for corporate transactions including M&A, reorganisations, demergers etc
• Assisting at a junior level with drafting corporate documents over a wide range of areas including assisting with shareholder agreements, sale and purchase agreements, investment documents (including warranty schedules), articles of association and other similar corporate documents
• Dealing/arranging signature of documents via the online Docusign platform and the signing process
• Preparing transaction bibles of corporate transactions including post-completion follow-up tasks, general administrative tasks

Skills required:

• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and enthusiasm/commitment for the role
• Attention to detail
• Ability to be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Good drafting and presentation skills
• Ability to manage workload including prioritising and managing expectations of those that you are working with
• Ability to be able to use the firm’s systems including appropriate filings on iManage as regards each client matter
• Good organisational and teamwork skills including liaising with other departments to complete your tasks