We are looking for Paralegals with a passion for a career in law and excellent communication skills to join our growing and ambitious legal practices in Guernsey, on a fixed term contract.
In this role, you'll work with our experienced and diverse teams on a wide range of cross border matters in a variety of areas of practice for clients from a multitude of industries including leading financial institutions, corporates, private equity houses and investments funds.
Whether you are in our Litigation or Corporate practice, this is an exciting and challenging role where you will gain the exposure to high profile work and be given a high level of responsibility. in a supportive environment.
If you have an enthusiasm for law and are keen to develop your career with an award-winning offshore law firm, we'd really like to hear from you.
About the role
Under the support and mentorship of the experienced Partners and fee-earners in the team, you'll:
- Obtain clear instructions from fee earners, and in some instances from clients, providing legal advice and preparing relevant documentation for fee earner review
- Review and prepare documents, such as briefings, presentations, practice notes, templates and precedents
- Conduct legal research
- Organise workload and promptly communicate anticipated workload and delivery challenges
- Ensure that fee earners’ time is used efficiently by organising queries and seeking to identify own solutions to problems
- Accurately copy and collate court documents (otherwise known as ‘bundling’) – Litigation practice
- Act as a point of contact for clients, intermediaries and external parties.
About you
- Degree equivalent qualification
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisation skills, time management and prioritisation
- A proactive approach to the working environment and the willingness to develop existing skills and update legal knowledge by way of additional training
- Attention to detail and ability to preserve a high degree of confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure, often within tight deadlines
- Good level of computer literacy
- A proactive approach, showing initiative and enthusiasm
About mourant
We are proud to be a leading offshore law-firm led professional services business, advising many of the world's leading financial institutions, corporations, public organisations, private equity houses and investment funds, as well as ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices.
We believe in inclusive workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard, valued and respected. We have a strong sense of common purpose, where all our people are clear about our goals and the role they can play in achieving them. We pride ourselves in providing accessible development opportunities to all our people in a team-spirited environment, where everyone feels like they belong and can thrive.
If you would like to join an award winning and forward thinking firm whose inclusive culture and values recognise that its people are fundamental to its success, we would love to hear from you.
