Job Description

About the role:

We are looking for SC cleared Paralegals to be office based (Central London) on a full time basis working on special projects. Length of the projects may vary, therefore if you are only available for a certain time frame to work on the projects, please note this on your CV for your application.

The project lengths can vary between 3- 24 months dependant on the stage of the project and the type of work required to be completed.

• Document review.
• Liaising with stakeholders.
• Preparing material for disclosure, often to tight deadlines.
• Preparing bundles for Counsel.
• Communicating with internal and external lawyers.
• Drafting witness statements and other legal documents.
• Some administrative work including considering redactions etc.
• General administration required by the team, such as document processing, redactions, relevance review.

Please note, this will be a full-time, office based role, 5 days per week in Central London.

About you:

• Previous experience in a Document Review based role.
• Hold Security Clearance (SC) - please note this is not DBS clearance.

Due to the nature of the projects, we are looking at individuals who are on short notice periods (1-2 weeks max) in order to start on projects as soon as possible, once all on-boarding has been completed.

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity please contact Meg Astley at meg.astley@gowlingwlg.com

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