Paralegal - Funds

About the role

Developing our talented work force is at the heart of what we do and so we're looking for a Paralegal who is looking to develop their legal career working closely with our lawyers in the Funds team to support on a wide variety of matters and clients.

We're looking for a Paralegal to provide technically strong and accurate support to the fee earner team, whilst developing and learning in a legal service line environment.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners with basic legal work, e.g. research, document production, precedent development, for review by relevant fee earners
• Proof read draft documents, memos and 'know how' documents
• Preparing draft document lists, steps plans and closing bibles as requested
• Efficiently ensure all documents and correspondence are saved in the relevant area so a current matter can be managed and accessed easily
• Assist with non-chargeable research and drafting tasks for example, internal memos and client briefings and ad-hoc legal publications
• Assist with management of matters ensuring key government and regulatory filings are completed as instructed by fee earners
• Ensure time sheets are up to date at all times
• Ensure billing is accurate and timely
• Support fee earner to keep on top of billing to ensure timeliness of debt collection
• Investigate billing and non-payment queries
• Support the delivery of excellent client service at all times
• Develop an understanding of key clients and their significance
• Ability to share your capacity and prioritise workload when working for more than one fee earner
• Develop good working relationships across the firm
• Receive incoming telephone calls, taking and relaying accurate messages where necessary. Where appropriate, arrange and set up conference and outgoing calls for the team
• Attend on conference calls and meetings taking accurate notes and preparing summaries of key points and actions
• Maintain diaries and task lists as necessary, and ensure that individuals are prepared and available for meetings at the appointed time and appropriate room

Skills

• Relevant Legal academic qualification(s) as appropriate
• High standard of attention to detail
• Good drafting and written communication skills
• An inquiring mind keeping up to date with new legislation and topics of interest in the local market
• Have or be willing to develop an understanding of the Cayman Islands legal and regulatory framework as it relates to investment funds
• Become familiar with using online legal database
• Begin to develop commercial awareness
• Demonstrate effective time management skills to manage workload appropriately
• Develop an understanding of working to a budget and be aware of budget constraints whilst working
• Build effective relationships internally and externally
• Communicate effectively and appropriately
• Develop negotiation skills in a client context
• Ability to use own initiatives
• Ability to take instructions and the confidence to challenge and check understanding
• Ability to meet deadlines

The ideal candidate will be willing to work in the London office at from Tuesday to Thursday.