Lewis Silkin is a UK top-100 commercial law firm with offices in London, Oxford, Cardiff and Hong Kong. The firm is recognised by clients and industries alike as being distinct: for its deep understanding, insight and advice to creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses; for its market-leading international practice in employment, immigration and reward; and for delivering pragmatic, commercial advice in a refreshingly human way.
With 55 partners and more than 300 staff, the firm is structured around two key divisions.
In employment, immigration and reward, it is consistently top-ranked, and was named HR Law Firm of the Year 2015 by the Legal 500. With over 100 lawyers, Lewis Silkin’s employment and immigration team offers an unrivalled service supporting clients, including many of the world’s leading businesses, on their HR, employment and immigration law needs domestically and internationally.
The creators, makers and innovators team is made up of leading advisers for creative, innovative and brand-focused businesses, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services. From start-ups to multinationals, the firm’s comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace. |
You will form part of the Commercial team, which deals with the full range of non-contentious commercial, technology, outsourcing, e-commerce, privacy, data, consumer, IP, marketing and media law. Your primary focus would be commercial and technology transactional work and ideally also on data privacy and consumer law.
The team is an energetic and sociable group with an extremely impressive and varied client base, predominantly in the retail, technology, marketing and media sectors and also in the automotive and professional services industries. |
The overall objective of this challenging and busy role is to provide both fee-earning and project management support to the team with a view to ensuring that individual tasks are completed cost-effectively and at the appropriate level. There may be client secondment opportunities as well.
The role would suit a junior paralegal with strong analytical capabilities and the confidence to shoulder responsibility for their own matters and deal directly with clients. The jobholder will provide support to the team in both a fee-earning and marketing capacity.
Other key elements of the role are:
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legal research;
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assisting in the various marketing initiatives within the department including, in particular, researching and assisting lawyers in preparing for conferences and other speaking engagements;
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providing assistance with international projects and retainers, liaising with clients and helping with billing, narratives and administration;
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Maintaining soft copy accurate filing, on a day-to-day basis, of scanned documentation and incoming/outgoing emails
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A proactive approach to ensure that all administration work is completed on a timely basis, using own initiative and resourcefulness
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Working with departmental administrators to ensure hard copy file archiving is carried out on a regular basis
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Taking an active part in developing your own role and working to provide increasing support for allocated partner(s) and associates – ensuring suitable training is undertaken
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Assisting team colleagues with heavy workload when appropriate or as delegated by your manager
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Candidates will have:
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Excellent academics
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A legal qualification or previous legal experience
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Advanced organisational and influencing skills, flexibility of style, attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment
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Excellent presentation, written, communication and interpersonal skills
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Team player and enthusiastic – flexible and willing to take on extra responsibilities
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Highly professional in conduct and appearance at all times
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Flexible and able to work overtime when required
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Punctual at all times
Candidates above all, must be a team player with a passion to work with a fast-paced professional and friendly team.
No agencies please.
Lewis Silkin is an equal opportunities employer. |