
Paralegal
Permanent Shoosmiths posted 2 months ago Shortlist Email JobJob Description
Paralegal
Experience level: | Intermediate |
Term: | Permanent |
Working hours: | Full-time |
Team: | Banking and Finance |
Location: | Birmingham |
The firm | |
A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work. | |
The team | |
Our national banking and finance team advises clients on a range of financing transactions across a wide variety of sectors, often with a multi-jurisdictional element. Acting for borrowers, lenders and investors means we have a practical understanding of the needs of all parties to a financing transaction. Our expertise extends to corporate lending, acquisition finance, asset finance, real estate finance, marine and shipping finance, invoice discounting, and refinancings. We work closely with some of the UK’s major banks and financial institutions, and have approved panel solicitor status with many of them.
We manage transactions from start to finish, ensuring a smooth and cohesive process, enabling clients to continue to focus on building their relationships and running their businesses. |
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The role | |
We are looking for a paralegal to join our team in Birmingham (with home working flexibility considering the current situation). Our ideal candidate will have previous experience in a corporate, banking or finance role and will have a genuine interest in working in this area.
You will need to be able to prioritise and manage your workload and adhere to deadlines as appropriate. We are keen to speak to candidates who work well as part of a team and will embrace the need to work as part of a local and wider national team to provide an excellent service for our clients. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to support and assist on various elements of finance transactions (including real estate finance, leveraged finance, ABL and corporate loans). In return, we can offer you a positive, supportive environment and the opportunity to learn quickly and get involved in interesting work with appropriate supervision. Tasks will include but are not limited to:-
** For agency recruiters – Thank you for ongoing support. Please note that we are not accepting third party introductions for this role and CVs submitted will not constitute an introduction. |
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Equal opportunities | |
Shoosmiths is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |