M&A / PE Paralegal (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

We are currently searching for a Paralegal to join our growing M&A PE department based in our London office. This will be an initial 12 month fixed term contract, but has the potential to be extended. The ideal candidate will have previous corporate M&A and/or Private Equity experience within a City law firm.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with drafting, reviewing and organising transaction documents, including NDAs, SPAs, disclosure schedules, SHAs, management incentive plans, corporate approvals and ancillary agreements.
• Coordinate deal execution, including managing signing/closing checklists, collating signature pages and preparing closing sets/bibles.
• Manage due diligence tasks: collecting documents, maintaining trackers, liaising with internal teams and foreign counsel, and summarising key findings.
• Maintain and update transaction trackers, cap tables, data rooms and other client/internal workflow tools.
• Assist with Companies House filings and financial and corporate information checks, including verifying corporate records.
• Liaise directly with clients, counsel, counterparties and internal deal teams to ensure efficient information flow.
• Conduct legal and market research to support Associates on transaction-related issues.
• Handle general administrative support, such as proofreading documents, preparing filings and managing deal correspondence.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Three A-levels at grades “AAB” or above, or equivalent;
• University degree at grade 2:1 or above, or equivalent; and
• Previous experience within M&A and/or Private Equity.
  

Skills and abilities:

• Strong IT skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF-handling software, email and use of online resources, as well as a willingness to learn and become proficient using unfamiliar software applications;
• Willingness to do overtime at short notice and to work at weekends (if required and by covering on weekend rota);
• Enthusiasm for tackling new and unfamiliar tasks or areas of law;
• Ability to work well without close supervision;
• Ability to keep on top of high volumes of email traffic;
• High level of attention to detail;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Ability to work well with others and assist co-workers;
• Willingness to tackle administrative tasks (e.g. printing, maintaining case files, etc.) as well as more complex legal work;
• Ability to identify problems, gather information, develop and assess alternative courses of action and propose solutions to supervising Attorneys;
• Logical and analytical approach to problem solving;
• Ability to use initiative and also to know when to ask for guidance;
• Remains calm under pressure;
• Produces thorough but clear and concise written work;
• Perceptive, with an enthusiasm for understanding the wider context for work and identifying new issues and opportunities