Job Description

The Paralegal will assist the Banking and Finance team in a variety of corporate, finance and capital markets matters and will work closely with the lawyers.
Responsibilities Finance and capital markets transactions:

• Prepare fee estimates and engagement letters.

• Assist with conflicts searches.

• Prepare first draft documents for and assist with new incorporations.

• Conduct court and company searches and review and summarise results.

• Obtain certificates of good standing.

• Prepare first draft of the following documents:

§ board / shareholder resolutions approving a transaction / documents; § director certificates; § charge registration documents; § legal opinions; and security documents.

• Assist with security registration.

• Assist with the preparation of signature pages and signing packs.

• Liaise with clients in relation to transactions.

• Liaise with service providers in relation to requests for documents and certified true copies.

• Manage compliance process and proactively liaise with service providers and the internal compliance team from time to time to ensure due diligence documents have been received.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Diploma in paralegal studies.
• A minimum of three years' experience working in a legal environment as a paralegal, legal assistant or company secretary.
• Excellent writing skills with fluency in both spoken and written English.
• Work independently and as a team member.
• Manage a complex and demanding workload and prioritise tasks and projects to meet work standards and personal performance targets.
• Communicate clearly and effectively legal matters both verbally and in writing, with people at all levels of understanding. This will include high quality correspondence.
• Working knowledge of computerised systems including the intranet, databases for legal resources etc.
• Ability and willingness to occasionally work outside normal working hours/days when requested.