Paralegal

The capabilities and talent of our lawyers have earned us industry recognition for identifying all the steps necessary to meet our clients’ goals, however diverse or complex the requirement.

We are an award-winning law firm with expertise in BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law and the agility to drive success for our clients in a fast moving world.  We provide legal advice shaped around the needs of corporate and private clients, financial institutions and intermediaries worldwide.

Working in multi-disciplinary teams, we marry thought leadership with a proactive approach to solving issues holistically – without a client needing to raise them – across geographies and practice areas in the most efficient and seamless way.  Through this approach – delivering reliability and stability with flair – we combine commercial acumen with service excellence that helps you to achieve your goals and stay ahead.

Our international private client team provides specialist BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey trust, foundation and related corporate law advice to individual and institutional clients. We are highly regarded for the quality of our work and have earned over many years an excellent reputation for our client service.

Purpose of the job

To support the partners and associates in order to deliver the IPC team strategy by providing a high quality and efficient administration service across a broad range of tasks and initiatives.

Main responsibilities

• Assisting with matter opening and the client take-on/CDD processes
• Assisting with billing and matter closing processes, scanning and photocopying
• Taking client calls, scheduling client meetings, seminars and other events as needed
• Updating the Client Relationship Management system
• Supporting fee earners with the preparation of basic deeds based on precedents, to include notarial certificates
• Performing legal research
• Attending client meetings/calls with fee earners and taking notes
• Assisting with proof-reading and general file management (e.g. saving documents to the correct folders, making bibles, etc.)
• Supporting the team's business development initiatives, including IPC Twitter and WeChat
• Carrying out additional supporting tasks and projects as may be delegated by the partners and associates

Qualifications

• Good secondary education to A-level standard or an academic degree

Knowledge/skills/experience

• Some knowledge of Mandarin is desirable
• Ideally some previous experience in an office environment
• Confident user of technology and IT systems, to include Word/Excel/PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Willingness and the ability to learn and develop knowledge of the law

Competencies

We would like you to:

• Have a positive, enthusiastic and flexible approach
• Be responsible, disciplined, and have a methodical approach to tasks
• Demonstrate an exceptional eye for detail
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Show initiative and common sense
• Have the ability to manage time effectively and prioritise and organise tasks
• Be proactive and have a solution driven approach
• Enjoy being innovative and creative and to work collaboratively with others

In this role you will be expected to:

• Adhere to all policies, procedures and regulations including those around anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.
• Commit to fulfilling your personal CPD requirements and to continually develop your skills and knowledge.
• Act in keeping with our core behaviours.