Paralegal
Posted Today by RLE International
£38 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Basildon, Essex
Summary: The role of Paralegal at RLE International involves supporting the Legal Office of an Essex-based automotive client. The position requires collaboration with various teams to implement legal changes, manage customer complaints, and conduct legal research. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial services or law, with a strong understanding of UK consumer credit law. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a salary that increases after 12 weeks under AWR’s.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist attorneys in developing legal advice for management to improve decision-making.
- Support core business functions while participating in cross-functional project teams.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws and corporate policies.
- Conduct legal research and analysis.
- Monitor compliance with laws, regulations, and company policy.
- Assist with onboarding and processing invoices from external counsel.
- Support litigation reporting.
Key Skills:
- Experience in Financial Services or a law firm.
- Understanding of UK consumer credit law and regulatory frameworks.
- Ability to identify and mitigate legal risks.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Strong organizational and administration skills.
- Effective communication skills across various departments.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Salary (Rate): £38.38/hour
City: Basildon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Legal
RLE International is working on behalf of their Essex based Automotive Client, who are currently looking for a Paralegal to support their team.
Job Title: Paralegal
Rate: £31.66 – increasing to £38.38 after 12 weeks under AWR’s – Agency Worker Regulations.
We are looking for an experienced paralegal to join our client’s Legal Office based in Dunton, Essex.
Position Description
Work collaboratively with members of our client’s Legal Office to support various cross-functional projects, work with business teams to implement legal and regulatory changes, work with the customer service team and outside counsel on customer complaints and litigation, conduct legal research, and provide other key support for the Legal team.
You will:
- Assist attorneys to develop legal advice for our client’s management that improves Company decision-making
- Support the core business while also participating in cross- functional project teams
- Assist the Legal team with ensuring all procedures, processes, systems, and documents comply with applicable law and corporate policies
- Assist the Legal team with and perform legal research and analysis
- Support monitoring for compliance with laws, regulations, guidance issued by relevant regulatory bodies, and Company policy
- Assist with onboarding and processing invoices from external counsel and litigation reporting
Skills required:
- Experience of working in Financial Services or in a law firm.
- Understanding of UK consumer credit law and/or business banking law and/or consumer litigation and the regulatory framework of a UK bank
- Ability to identify legal risk and approaches to mitigate risk from both a litigation and regulatory perspective
- Excellent research, issue-spotting and analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure against deadlines and deliver results
- Attention to detail, continuous improvement, learning and innovative mindset
- Strong organisational and administration skills, and proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize appropriately
- Strong project management skills
- Effective communication skills to apply with directors, non-executive directors, senior management and employees in various departments (Accounting, Compliance, Operations, etc)
- Ability to function effectively and collaboratively as part of cross-functional teams
Experience required:
Strong experience working as a paralegal in a law firm or financial institution
Education required:
Have a law degree from a UK university or a degree and passed the PGDL
Additional information:
INSIDE IR35
Hybrid working: 3-4 days on site (mandatory)– 1 day WFH
Eligibility:
Due to working on behalf of our client, unfortunately if you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK your application will be automatically declined