Paralegal - Impact Finance

This job is with Bates Wells, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. We are seeking a Paralegal to join our Impact Finance team and provide dedicated support across its practice. This is an opportunity to get hands-on experience of our clients in this sector, many of whom are household names, and to develop your skills and experience in this area. The role This is an excellent opportunity for a Paralegal to join our market-leading Impact Finance team, advising banking, finance and impact investing clients including ethical lenders, banks, UK and international impact investors, DFIs, social enterprises and charities. The team sits within our top ranked Charity - drafting ancillary documents;- liaising with local counsel; and- managing the signing process. Review, summarise and monitor relevant regulatory updates. Support fee earners on matter management where requested. Support fee earners in knowledge and business development such as research and preparing documentation and presentations. Attend client meetings and produce meeting minutes. Play a key role in developing and maintaining the ChaSE Finance team's legal precedents, knowhow and resource bank. Contribute to the creation of new knowhow materials and ensure existing resources are kept up to date and fit for purpose. Participate in team meetings and sector groups, including coordinating meetings and circulating information related to sectors. Be proactive in providing high-quality legal service to our clients. Display effective time management and career development. Attend internal and external training as and when required. Keep up to date with developments in law and practice. Engage with the firm’s internal forums and programmes. Specific tasks may change over time, so we’ll need you to be adaptable and flexible as we continue to meet our clients’ needs. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise About you You are a graduate with experience as a paralegal and/or a Law Degree, or graduate level legal qualification (such as the Graduate Diploma in Law or equivalent) – a postgraduate level legal qualification such as the Legal Practice Course or the SQE qualifications is desirable for this role, but not essential. Ideally, the successful candidate will have a keen interest in Banking, at least one year’s experience supporting banking transactions and experience of organising signings, drafting ancillary documents and managing local counsel and will have excellent project management skills. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills including a focus on attention to detail. The ability to build, maintain and nurture relationships. A client-centric approach. Teamwork – there is a place for individual effort but we highly value a collaborative approach. A results-focused mentality – we hope you’ll challenge the status quo if you feel it’ll benefit our work. You are an excellent problem solver. You think logically to reach solutions and are not afraid of working in unfamiliar areas. You are proactive and comfortable taking on responsibility to run with your own workstreams where appropriate to do so. You are technically excellent, commercially minded and have great people and project management skills. A genuine interest in the work we do; we encourage questions about the business and invite you to test assumptions and propose ideas. Finally, we want people whose values reflect our own and who feel inspired working in a firm with a strong social purpose.