Paralegal

The Role

Are you an experienced Paralegal looking for a move into a Business School environment?

We are looking for a Paralegal to join our outstanding Executive Education team on a permanent basis. The Paralegal provides legal support to Executive Education and its clients to ensure that timely and effective contracts are in place. This includes; contracting support, compliance, analysis and reporting, collaboration and excellence in customer service, project and change management and process improvement.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide support across a range of different areas to deliver required services in line with defined processes, escalating queries or tasks as appropriate
• Assist Legal Department with requests from all stakeholders.
• Assist in the resolution of operational day-to-day issues referred from across the School, ensuring an efficient and first-class service is extended to all stakeholders.
• Design and develop materials and policy guidance, with supervision from more senior colleagues, for use in the provision of an efficient and effective business support service.
• Provide training to colleagues or stakeholders as required.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of legal data base; process and update standard documentation.

Who we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, this may be supported by a specialist legal qualification.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to break down technical issues and explain them in lay terms.
• Good project management skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Positive experience of working within a customer-services orientated environment.
• Budget management experience

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 21.4% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large. We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing date 20th March 2023

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.