Paralegal/Support Lawyer (Arbitration) Contract

About Linklaters

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Purpose

Our Paralegal & Support Lawyer capability is integrated within Alternative Legal Services (ALS) working seamlessly with the practice, ensuring efficient matter delivery from inception through to completion. The team deliver traditional paralegal support as well as process driven legal services, working seamlessly with our matter teams and other Alternative Legal Services teams to provide high quality, effective support.

The purpose of this role is to provide long term support to our Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Group on an international arbitration matter and to successfully deliver work in accordance with instructions from the Practice.

What we are looking for

• The ideal candidate will have prior experience working on international arbitration matters and has a strong interest in arbitration work. 
• Adopts a team-orientated approach and prepared to assist clients and colleagues to meet deadlines
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize effectively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong office administration skills, including a working knowledge of MS office applications
• Performs well under pressure
• Demonstrates strong commitment to maintaining high levels of customer service
• Approachable and willing to learn new skills and take on responsibility
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good business acumen with sound understanding of legal market

Expectations of the role

• To provide arbitration matter management support, including:

• Reviewing and redacting documents using eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity
• Preparing bundles
• Legal research
• Paginating and annotating documents
• Document management tasks such as indexing, organizing folders/data rooms, archiving
• Assisting with arbitration hearing preparation
• Proofreading

• Ensure consistent high quality of task execution and in the delivery of contentious legal services, including use of supporting technology e.g. legal research tools and discovery platforms
• Anticipate and be reactive to changing client instructions and requirements
• Monitor own performance, actively seek and act on feedback
• UK based, but providing global advice, support
• Expected to be on call 24/7 during busy periods

Experience required

• 2:1 Degree (or equivalent)
• LPC/SQE1/BPTC or Qualified Lawyer
• 2+ years working as a paralegal or support lawyer for an International Arbitration team. 
• Skilled in using MS applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.

The Team

At Linklaters, we are committed to delivering tailored and cost-effective solutions for the legal work we provide. Limitless, our redesigned Alternative Legal Services (ALS) offering, comprises of five capabilities (Legal Project Management, Paralegals & Support Lawyers, LegalTech Application and Re:link) that deliver a range of solutions which save internal and external clients’ time, enhance efficiency, and maximise the client experience.

Our Paralegals and Support Lawyers are fee earning team members who generate revenue for the Firm by advising, working and billing on client matters. The team work on some of the Firm’s biggest mandates to provide cost effective support for both matter teams and clients. The team has a global presence and contains high calibre individuals with extensive experience across a wide range of matter types. The team is friendly and collaborative and we value individuals who are willing to share their experience, suggest new approaches or jump in to assist.

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to this role must be directed to the recruitment team ( tempbtrecruitment@linklaters.com) and not partners, practices or stakeholders.