Job Description

The opportunity for you

Reporting to the Head of Risk, the Risk Paralegal will support the wider Risk Management team in ensuring the firm meets its regulatory and compliance obligations. This is a 12 month fixed-term contract.

This role works closely with Risk Lawyers and collaborates with various Business Professional functions across the firm. Responsibilities include providing support on a range of activities such as legal research, project work, responding to internal queries, and assisting with the completion of client due diligence questionnaires.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining effective risk and compliance processes, contributing to the firm’s overall governance framework.

Key responsibilities

• Perform a range of ad hoc duties as directed by the Risk Team; including legal research, information review, dealing with queries and supporting various ongoing projects within the firm.
• Assist Risk Lawyers with completion of client onboarding questionnaires and supplier registration forms., including liaising with the Risk Team, Business Professionals and other relevant internal teams to gather detailed answers for this purpose.
• Assist Risk Lawyers with the review of client documents such as Code of Conducts, Terms of Business and Billing Guidelines.
• Assist Risk Lawyers with the review of Oversees Counsel Terms.
• Fielding queries for Senior Risk Lawyers with respect to SRA obligations, international queries and internal policies.
• Reviewing and amending client terms and identifying key risks.
• Coordinating and delegating tasks to the relevant Business Professional areas to answer questionnaires with appropriate detail.
• Assisting with new firm wide projects – such as the onboarding of new technology.
• Collaborating with and supporting Senior Risk Lawyers

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Familiarity with commercial law
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent research skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong judgment and ability to resolve issues effectively
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Strong IT/computer skills; knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Ability to master new/bespoke systems eg: for internal document and matter management

Benefits

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer;

• Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week).
• Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child).

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available.

Our culture

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation. We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team. We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

The way we work

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.

Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition.

With 1250+ lawyers, 350+ partners, 26 offices and 16 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Risk Management team, with the addition of a Risk Paralegal.

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