Shipping Paralegal - 1 Year FTC

THE FIRM

A sector focused global law firm.

THE ROLE

A paralegal is sought to sit within the transactional shipping team, which forms part of the firm's industry leading shipping department.

The work of the team encompasses the whole spectrum of transactional shipping, from ship sale and purchase, ship and asset finance, ship building and refit and repair projects.

Your primary role will be as a paralegal in the firm's completion services practice, which forms a core part of the transactional shipping team.

You will be given training and support to develop your skills and experience and be a fee earner with your time recorded to each file on which you work, and you will communicate directly with clients across the globe, daily.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for those with an ambition to do transactional legal work to obtain a wealth of skills, experience and expertise far in excess of that offered in most paralegal roles.

Many of those who have previously occupied this role have gone on to have successful legal careers

The work will include drafting transaction documentation, assisting in the collation of know your client documentation, coordinating transactional closing meetings and arranging the release of payments.

Where capacity allows, you will also support the transactional shipping team with a range of other tasks including:

o Drafting financing and transaction documents.

o Liaising with external third parties (such as company, ship and aircraft registries).

o Preparing transactional bibles and coordinating the collection and distribution of

important original transaction documents.

o Working as a key element of the transactional shipping team and lending such

support as may be required from time to time by other areas of the firm.

THE CANDIDATE

Key Skills & Experience Required

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• Law degree or GDL qualification.
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• Strong academic ability - a 2 or First (or equivalent).
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• Previous experience in a law firm would be beneficial.
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• Foreign language skills are advantageous but not essential.
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Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.