Paralegal

Role Overview

• Reviewing, negotiating, and signing off on NDAs independently (within agreed parameters), and assisting the General Counsel with the review and mark-up of general commercial contracts, including publisher agreements, customer contracts, vendor agreements, and SaaS/licensing arrangements.
• Supporting the review and coordination of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including extracting and summarising key legal terms, flagging issues, and maintaining trackers.
• Taking ownership of contract management in shared drives: ensuring all contracts are fully executed (signed and dated), correctly labelled, and filed in the appropriate folder structure; maintaining trackers for renewal dates, expiry, and key obligations.
• Carrying out legal research on UK and US legal topics and summarising findings clearly for the General Counsel and other stakeholders.
• Supporting data protection compliance activities, including maintaining records of processing activities, assisting with data subject requests, and keeping internal policies up to date.
• Assisting with corporate administration tasks including maintaining statutory records, preparing board resolutions, and supporting Companies House filings.
• Providing general administrative support to the General Counsel, including diary management for legal matters, coordinating with external counsel, and managing legal invoices.
• Helping to develop and maintain legal templates, precedents, and internal guidance documents for use across the business.
• Supporting due diligence processes in connection with commercial transactions or corporate activity.
• Building relationships with internal stakeholders and acting as a helpful first point of contact for routine legal queries.

Requirements

• A law degree (LLB or equivalent) or a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), or demonstrable paralegal experience of at least 2 years in a commercial legal environment.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to review and summarise legal documents accurately.
• Proven experience reviewing and negotiating NDAs and general commercial contracts, with the confidence to manage these independently under attorney supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate legal risk clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience managing contracts in a shared drive environment, including ensuring documents are correctly executed, labelled, and filed.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• A proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take ownership and get things done in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in standard office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Workspace) and an aptitude for picking up new systems quickly.

Benefits

• 35 days holiday per year (excluding public holidays!)
• yep, that’s not a typo!
• Your birthday off
• 12 scheduled company wellness Fridays off per year
• Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
• Flexible working hours
• we’re a remote team spread across the US and UK
• Work-from-home allowance to help you set up your dream WFH station
• Cycle-to-work scheme (UK)
• Life Insurance up to 4 x salary
• Private health insurance