Paralegal

Epiq Counsel's real estate client is seeking a Paralegal to support matters including legal research, document drafting, and invoice and purchase order management. This near-term, full-time role is hybrid (4 days/week onsite) and based in the client's London office. This contract position has the potential of going from temp-to-perm employment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or an equivalent legal qualification required.
• Completed formal legal education or conversion course (e.g., GDL for non-law graduates).
• Prior experience in a paralegal or legal assistant capacity within a UK law firm or in-house legal team.
• Solid knowledge of the UK legal system, including applicable professional standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal concepts in a clear and practical manner.
• Demonstrated attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
• Well-developed organizational and time management skills.
• Proficient in legal research and drafting.
• Able to work autonomously—prioritizing and triaging incoming requests, exercising sound judgment on urgency, and progressing matters independently—as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Capable of balancing legal considerations with practical, commercially focused solutions.
• Maintains discretion and handles sensitive or confidential information appropriately.
• Comfortable using legal research tools (e.g., Practical Law) and Microsoft Office applications.

Support our client on the following:

• Provide support to in-house counsel across a wide range of matters, including disputes, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and commercial contracting.
• Review and revise board materials, internal policies, and legal guidance documents for business stakeholders.
• Draft and negotiate agreements such as NDAs, along with supporting documents including powers of attorney and standard terms and conditions.
• Perform legal research on UK laws, regulations, and case law relevant to business operations.
• Analyze facility agreements to determine whether lender consent or notification obligations are triggered.
• Review document sets in preparation for disclosure in response to data subject access requests.
• Support ongoing contract lifecycle and contract management processes.
• Coordinate with external counsel, including preparing instructions and responding to information requests.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable UK regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to dispute-related matters, including document review, evidence collection, and drafting correspondence.
• Participate in internal meetings and provide practical, business-oriented legal support to non-legal teams.
• Maintain organized legal records and ensure files are managed in accordance with internal governance policies and, where applicable, SRA requirements.

Benefits:

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension and comprehensive healthcare.
• Engagement support and coaching.

About Epiq Counsel:

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers work on a wide variety of matters for FTSE 100 and 250 clients. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging, high‐quality work that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Our team takes the time to understand each legal professional's practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure alignment with sophisticated interim in‐house opportunities at leading law departments across the globe.

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