Paralegal - Investment Banking

Paralegal - Investment Banking

• Entry Level / 1-2 years' experience
• £200-300 per day Inside IR35
• London Based 2-3 Days a week
• Initial 6 month Contract

This role is to work on a contract basis for a large Investment Bank working within their Structured Securities. This team work on high volumes of Securities Issuance Documentation for stocks and bonds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting securities issuance documentation cross asset classes
• Maintaining meticulous records and carefully following defined processes.
• Learning structured securities product, applicable legal rules and processes with a view to expanding responsibilities over time.
• Negotiating distribution agreements
• Procuring and analysing cross-border legal advice from external law firms in order to provide appropriate legal advice to business teams.
• Working collaboratively with other team members to manage workload.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Completion of a law degree and/or an equivalent conversion course.
• A desire to enter the legal profession, with an interest in financial markets.
• An outgoing and robust personality who is capable of working both autonomously and collaboratively as part of a cross-disciplinary team/department
• Clear, concise and effective communicator (both written and oral)
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
• This role requires a high degree of organisation and planning skills together, numeracy, attention to detail, logical thinking and teamwork
• This role would suit a recent graduate or a paralegal seeking to start or continue a career in financial markets law, or a recent qualifier seeking to gain experience in this discipline.