Job Description

The Company

Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 250 year old company, steeped in history, bringing fresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values; Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders across our business.

Why This Role Matters

This role supports the EMEA Head of Disputes in delivering best in class litigation and disputes management for Christie’s EMEA businesses.

How You'll Make an Impact

Working under the direction of the EMEA Head of Disputes or other lawyers in the team, you will:

• Support lawyers with communications with stakeholders, clients and external lawyers.

• Carry out legal and other research.

• Support lawyers with case management for litigation and ADR processes as well as with managing police requests, court orders and other information requests.

• Handle administrative tasks includingarranging meetings, note taking,maintaining, updating and searching records and databases and diarising court and case deadlines.

• Draft legal documents and contracts from precedents.

• Assisting lawyers with managing external counsel, including budgeting and invoice management.

• Support lawyers with training and risk management including maintaining knowledge files (including precedents, external lawyer information, training records etc).

What you’ll bring to the team

• You must have minimum 2:1 LLB (or a non-law degree plus GDL) and relevant experience working as a disputes/litigation paralegal in a law firm.

• Technical knowledge: have basic knowledge of fundamental legal concepts, including legal professional and litigation privilege, tort and contract law, main steps in English civil procedure, disclosure process, duty to preserve documents, collateral purpose rule and UK GDPR.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral).

• Teamwork: Able to confidently work collaboratively across all levels of the business, developing productive internal and external relationships.

• Highly organised with strong and effective time management skills and with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Detail orientated.

• Discrete and professional at all times, operating ethically with a high level of integrity.

• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite and ability to quickly learn and become an internal expert in, Christie’s systems.

• Foreign Language skills can be helpful (though not essential) to the role.

What’s great about working for us

• 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave  

• Christie’s Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec – 2nd Jan) – in additional to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family

• Additional 1 week’s annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on

• Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that’s important to you

• Donation matching of up to £500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about

• Flexible Fitness Fund - £400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable)

• Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues

• Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year)

• Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10%contribution from Christie’s)

• Private Health Insurance – no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members

• Dental Insurance – (may be extended at personal cost)

• Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury

• Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day

• Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal advice and support services including counselling

• Eyecare vouchers (once a year)

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Christie’s Extras – discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops

• Robust family first policy:

Ø 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave

Ø Four-day week, for eight weeks, at full pay on return from Maternity Leave

Ø Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year

Ø The Stork Club: Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea…

* Christie’s reserves the right to change company benefits at any time

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 19th April

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