Paralegal Team Lead - Business Acceptance / Due Diligence

Paralegal Team Leader - Business Acceptance Team - Law Firm - Immediate Start - City of London / Hybrid - £60k-£70k (negotiable) + benefits

We’re on the hunt for a Paralegal Team Leader / Senior Paralegal, with experience as a Paralegal within Business Acceptance / Risk & Compliance, to join a fantastic City based law firm on a 3 month FTC (could be extended/convert to permanent).

Joining the Business Acceptance team, the Paralegal Team Leader will lead a team of Paralegals in supporting the client due diligence / business acceptance activity. This will be a hands-on role where you will undertake the work as well as overseeing the team and being a point of escalation.

The opportunity:

This is a 3 month FTC that may be extended or convert to a permanent role. Hybrid working is offered (3 days in the office) and standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm.

Key responsibilities as the Business Acceptance Paralegal Team Leader will include:

• Performing due diligence on new clients
• Undertaking all background checks on all new clients
• Matter openings - conflict checks, google checks/research
• Extensive liaison with fee earners including communications regarding high risk clients/matters, sanctions and conflicts checks
• Stakeholder management
• Assisting with maintenance and creation of information barriers
• Supporting, mentoring and leading the team of paralegals and acting as a point of escalation when required
• Taking responsibility for complex background checks
• Ensuring files are open within certain timeframes
• Assisting with compliance projects

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience working as a Senior Paralegal / Paralegal Team Lead within Business Acceptance / Risk & Compliance / Due Diligence is essential
• Excellent research and administration skills and experience of dealing with and managing large quantities of documentation
• Experienced in undertaking detailed background, conflict, high-risk and sanctions checks
• Exceptional language skills, both written and spoken including spelling and grammar and confident communication skills
• Stakeholder management experience and ability to liaise at all levels
• Highly organised, meticulous and ability to multi-task
• Strong IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information
• Professional, diplomatic, confident and hardworking
• Available imminently and able to commit to a 3+ month contract

Interested in this contract role?

If you have the necessary experience and skills required for this Business Acceptance Paralegal Team Leader contract role, we’d love to hear from you!

Please submit your CV ASAP, quoting 'LO - Paralegal Team Leader - Business Acceptance Team - London’