Paralegal/Legal Analyst - Graduate
Posted 5 days ago by Lorien
£250 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Summary: The Graduate Paralegal/Legal Analyst role is a 6-month contract position focused on the documentation of structured securities within the investment banking sector. Ideal for recent graduates or paralegals, the role offers an opportunity to gain experience in financial markets law while working collaboratively in a team environment. The position requires a high degree of organization, attention to detail, and effective communication skills. The role is based in Glasgow with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring 50% onsite presence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drafting, negotiating and maintaining legal documentation for structured securities issuance documentation, including notes, warrants and certificates, all of which are linked to an underlying such as a share, index or rate
- Maintaining meticulous records and carefully following defined processes
- Learning structured securities product, applicable legal rules and processes with a view to expanding responsibilities over time
- Working collaboratively with other team members to manage workload
Key Skills:
- Completion of a law degree and/or an equivalent conversion course.
- A desire to enter the legal profession, with an interest in financial markets.
- This role requires a high degree of organisation and planning skills together with numeracy, attention to detail, logical thinking and teamwork
- Knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
- An interest in using technology to create efficiencies
- An outgoing and robust personality who is capable of working both autonomously and collaboratively as part of a cross-disciplinary team/department
- Clear, concise and effective communicator (both written and oral)
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
Salary (Rate): £250 per day
City: Glasgow
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Entry Level
Industry: Legal
Detailed Description From Employer:
Graduate Paralegal/Legal Analyst - Investment Banking
6 month contract - £175-£250 per day - Inside IR35
50% Onsite in Glasgow Office
The Role Explained
- The role involves the documentation of flow structured securities. This role would suit a recent grad or a paralegal seeking to start or continue a career in financial markets law or a recent qualifier seeking to gain experience in this discipline.
Responsibilities include:
- Drafting, negotiating and maintaining legal documentation for structured securities issuance documentation, including notes, warrants and certificates, all of which are linked to an underlying such as a share, index or rate
- Maintaining meticulous records and carefully following defined processes
- Learning structured securities product, applicable legal rules and processes with a view to expanding responsibilities over time
- Working collaboratively with other team members to manage workload
Essential skills/Systems (Incl. languages & previous experience required)
- Completion of a law degree and/or an equivalent conversion course.
- A desire to enter the legal profession, with an interest in financial markets.
- This role requires a high degree of organisation and planning skills together with numeracy, attention to detail, logical thinking and teamwork
Desirable skills/Systems
- Knowledge of MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
- An interest in using technology to create efficiencies
Personal Attributes
- An outgoing and robust personality who is capable of working both autonomously and collaboratively as part of a cross-disciplinary team/department
- Clear, concise and effective communicator (both written and oral)
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.