12 month FTC: High Level Corporate Paralegal at prestigious US law firm, up to £34,500

Our fantastic US law firm client is currently looking for a Paralegal to join their Private Equity team and take on a fantastic amount of responsibility. The main focus of the role is to work alongside the lawyers and business services professionals to provide an outstanding service to the Private Equity Transactions group and its clients, the paralegals at this particular firm will be exposed to Trainee level work. Main responsibilities include preparing ancillary transaction documents, assisting with tasks relating to due diligence, assisting with the review of confidentiality agreements and engagement letters, completing legal research, preparing document bibles, administrative support including updating databases, assisting in the maintenance of practice notes, checklists and standard forms, providing signing, closing and post-completion support to fee earners, maintaining tracking documents and sending weekly updates on client activity, from time to time assisting with general overflow work from wider fee earning group, communicating, corresponding and interacting with partners and associates and with time, clients and counter parties. Candidates should be educated to degree level and studied at a red brick or Oxbridge university, candidates should also be very pro active and hard working in nature with at least 12 months similar level corporate paralegal experience.