In-house Paralegal - Commercial / Corporate

To be responsible for providing effective legal and administrative support to the Legal Director and wider department, including supporting regulatory compliance, corporate governance and contract management activities across all IMO Car Wash group entities.

Client Details

A private equity-owned business, with its international head office located in the UK. The company operates across 12 countries, with more than 700 locations spanning Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

Description

• Supporting regulatory and compliance activities for and subsidiaries (e.g. confirmation statements, ICO registrations)
• Assisting with corporate governance tasks (e.g. board papers, statutory filings where required, resolutions, KYC requests) for all group companies
• Maintaining contract repository, litigation tracker and other legal documentation systems and tracking key risk and compliance deadlines
• Managing contract lifecycle processes, including approvals, execution and renewals
• Coordinating with external law firms in all applicable jurisdictions on disputes and/or specialist matters
• Drafting, reviewing and amending standard commercial contracts (e.g. NDAs, supplier and customer agreements) using approved templates
• Supporting with invoice management and dispute management
• Liaising with company insurers in relation to claims management
• Supporting the Legal Director and Senior Legal Counsel with research, reporting, diary management, ad hoc projects and administrative tasks
• Other legal tasks as required

Profile

• Several years' experience in an in-house legal support, paralegal, or business support role essential
• Experience working with colleagues in multiple jurisdictions beneficial
• Understanding of GDPR and data protection principles helpful
• Previous experience with contract handling, advantageous

Job Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid working
• Professional Development