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Private Equity Paralegal
Larbey Evans is working with an award winning US law firm to recruit a Private Equity Paralegal to join their London office on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract.Â
- Salary to £51,500
- 12-month fixed-term contract
- 09:30-17:30 working hours and hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)
- Excellent employee benefits!
This opportunity will provide hands on experience within a high-calibre legal environment, looking after all phases of the Private Equity cycle, primarily in the form of document preparation, coordination, production, distribution, and legal research.
Private Equity Paralegal Key Responsibilities:
- Provide paralegal support to partners, associates, senior legal assistants across the private equity department
- Conduct Companies House searches and draft and file Companies House forms
- Analyse constitutional documents, prepare statutory declarations, and draft ancillary documents .e.g. board minutes, director resignation letters, stock transfer forms etc.
- Proofread and edit documents e.g. loan note registers, subscription documents, share certificates
- Assist in preparation of all documents e.g. share capital tables, group structure charts, company information tables, tracker documents, checklists, share plan documents for multiple shareholders etc.
- Draft correspondence and weekly fee updates
- Collate original and KYC documents, chase clients for missing documents, and maintain a tracker
Private Equity Paralegal Skills & Requirements:
- 1-3 years’ experience within a law firm in a similar paralegal position
- Law Degree or Graduate Diploma in Law or similar
- Ability to navigate electronic databases and possess strong proficiency in using various research tools i.e. Westlaw UK, Lexis Library, Practical Law, company registries and other court related websites
