Finance Paralegal

Finance Transactions Paralegal

At BCLP, we’ve built our firm on the foundations of thinking differently. Curious, inquisitive and unbound by tradition, we’re building change within our sector and beyond.

It starts with our people, which is why we need a Paralegal to join our Finance Transactions team in London or Manchester.

We work across multiple jurisdictions, which means exposure to the full spectrum of banking and finance work.

Our client base includes corporates, financial institutions, funds and private equity houses. The Finance Transactions group works closely with Corporate Transactions, Real Estate Finance and Energy and Infrastructure.

This is a great opportunity for a Paralegal to build up their finance knowledge as well as further develop their commercial skills and awareness. You will be exposed to high-quality finance and banking matters.

You’ll be responsible for:

Assisting with the more straightforward tasks on a wide variety of finance transactions including running and managing conditions precedent on large transactions

Assisting with post completion tasks, including security registrations, and general administration

Coordinating reports to clients, chasing internal teams on cross-departmental projects and sending out reports

Organising internal team meetings, agendas, keeping minutes of meetings and liaising with either fee-earners

Carrying out Companies House searches, completion searches and assisting with signing meetings

Drafting from precedent documents

Qualifications

Law degree (minimum of 2.1) or GDL – essential

LPC or completion of SQE1 / working towards – desirable

Skills and experience required

Organised with a strong ‘can-do’ attitude

Strong client relationship and influencing skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong IT skills

Determination to complete work to the highest quality with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail

Drive to pursue a career in the legal industry

Calm under pressure

Ability and willingness to turn work around quickly and sometimes work outside of standard hours

At BCLP we understand the value of a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our robust client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other applicable protected characteristic.