Paralegal (Legal Services) in Wolverhampton

Paralegal | Wolverhampton | Up to £28,000

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-orientated paralegal to join our Legal Service team here at Marston’s. You’ll be joining a small, friendly but busy team and play a crucial part in supporting the business, by ensuring that high-volume, time-critical legal documentation is prepared accurately, consistently and at pace.

This is a fantastic role for someone who has experience in a legal, compliance or risk function, thrives in a busy, dynamic environment, is confident dealing with people at all levels of seniority and has excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation and coordination of legal documentation as part of the onboarding and off-boarding of our franchise-style pub partners, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to gather information, chase outstanding documentation and keep matters moving to deadline.
• Maintaining accurate records and trackers contract database, key dates and document registers
• Managing the execution process end to end: circulating documents for signature, verifying completeness and arranging safe storage of executed originals.
• Assisting with continuous improvement of templates, precedents and process notes to drive consistency and efficiency across the team.

What You’ll Bring:

You will ideally bring one or more of the following:

• Experience in a paralegal, legal secretary or legal administrator role;
• Experience working in a compliance, governance, risk or regulated environment;
• Practical exposure to legal or compliance processes.

Essential Skills

• Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities without losing accuracy.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Understands why everyday excellence and consistency are critical in legal and governance work and applies sound judgement.
• Excellent engagement and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Understands confidentiality and handles sensitive information appropriately at all times.

This role would suit someone currently operating in a junior legal or compliance role who is looking to take the next step in an exciting in-house environment.

What you get from us:

You’ll be joining an award-winning local pub company that puts people first, lives by people-led values, and offers real opportunities to advance your career - with genuine benefits that include:

• Training and induction from our NITA award training team
• Apprenticeship programmes - offering development at any stage of your career
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• 30% off in Marston’s pubs and Marston’s Inns accommodation
• Marston’s Cheers Reward & Recognition Platform (earn points to spend for living and breathing our values and behaviours and access high street retailer discounts)
• Save as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme, to support your well-being including confidential 24/7 helpline
• Pension scheme with additional Life Assurance and Group Income Protection cover included
• Health Screening Discounts
• Long Service Awards
• Buy and sell additional leave
• Gym Discounts
• 24-hour GP helpline
• Mortgage Advice and support
• Healthcare Cash Plan

Come as you are. Personality and passion is important to us. No judgement on where you've come from, or your story to date, just a need for the right attitude and an ambition that matches ours. We'll accept you and celebrate you for being you.We can't wait to see what we can make happen together! #MarstonsWherePeopleMakePubs