Paralegal in London

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world's largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations. Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion. Our side-by-side financial and legal services are similarly ripe for interdisciplinary learning and growth.

The Maples Group looks to add a London-based Finance Paralegal to our team and invites eager and qualified candidates to apply. We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity as we attract, retain and develop world-class talent.

Who We Seek

Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role

In this role you will be working in a team structure including 4 partners, 4 of counsel/associates, 1 paralegal and 2 legal secretaries and will fill the role of Paralegal to the Finance Group in the London office of Maples and Calder. The purpose is to assist in the day-to-day management and administration of an active portfolio of repackaging vehicles of various investment banks, Cayman Islands listings, real estate finance and fund finance matters, other structured finance programmes and with general corporate and banking opinion work.

It is essential that the candidate will be extremely well organised and will be required to work in an environment where great importance is placed on following instructions and the ability to request assistance from other team members when a deal requires it. The successful candidate will have a high level of client interaction, thus must possess strong communication skills (both written and oral), have extremely good attention to detail and be able to work comfortably in a professional environment with tight timetables and multiple deadlines. During the first six months, the successful candidate will be expected to work from the office four days per week to support onboarding, training and integration with the team. After this period, the role will move to our standard hybrid working arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Lead liaison with investment banks, legal teams at onshore law firms, local directors of SPVs and registered agents/administrators
• Drafting of Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands deal documents from precedents
• Drafting listing documents and liaising with the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange on listings
• Reviewing standard transaction documents from onshore counsel
• Scheduling of Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands deal documents to ensure compliance with overall deal timetable
• Diarising multiple signings and closings
• Diarising and dealing with processes for multiple weekly closings
• Maintaining a database of all transactions in progress and creating monthly deal flow lists
• Monitoring receivables

Experience What You Bring

This post requires significant attention to detail, professionalism, ability to multi-task, and excellent organisational, prioritisation and communications skills. In addition, the successful candidate will be required to adhere to internal policies and procedures. The ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, including executives, managers, and subject matter experts is essential.

Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, solid commercial background gained through experience at a reputed Magic Circle/City Firm or investment bank is preferred. Ability to work with minimal supervision, strong customer service, problem solving and teamwork abilities are also important. Effective communicator and confident in client interaction, with the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.

Benefits & Rewards

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
• Competitive vacation packages
• Educational assistance and professional development programmes
• Savings or pension plan
• Life insurance
• Travel insurance
• Global mental wellness programme
• Sports clubs and social events

About Maples Group

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

Please note that it is the Maples Group standard policy to undertake various background screening checks on all applicants to whom a conditional job offer is made. Except for roles based in the Republic of Ireland, the background checks will include criminal records checks when a conditional job offer is made. If you have a criminal record, it does not mean that your job offer will be automatically withdrawn. The Maples Group will make all job offer decisions on a case-by-case basis and will take a number of factors into account, such as the role that you are applying for and the nature and circumstances of the past offence. You will have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before a decision is made. Further details will be provided at the time any conditional job offer is made.

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