Generalist Paralegal

Location: 

Liverpool, GB

Department or practice area:  Paralegal Operations

About us

 
At Winston Taylor, we set the standard, together.
 
Winston Taylor is a transatlantic law firm built for the businesses, people, and markets driving capital and innovation. Here, you're in the room. In the action. Sleeves rolled up.
 
You'll work with leading clients. Disruptors. Fast-growth companies. And help them to stay one step ahead of the moment and make critical decisions that shape their future. We're present in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, combining the scale and speed that clients demand.
 
You'll be trusted with real responsibility from the outset and build experience through hands-on work. We take your progression personally. We provide the platform. You shape the work around your goals and aspirations.
 
Step into the moments that matter. Join Winston Taylor.

 

Position summary

 

Winston Taylor is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and proactive Generalist Paralegal to join our expanding Paralegal Operations team in Liverpool. We are looking for flexibility and agility to support across a number of practice areas. 


Working alongside Partners, Associates, Knowledge Lawyers, Trainees and fellow Paralegals reporting to the Legal Operations Manager, you will be a key team player using your own initiative and organizational skills to meet key deadlines.

 

Position responsibilities

 

  • Providing flexible, administrative support and expertise to a range of matters for some of the world's leading businesses. You could be assisting with anything from a high-profile, complex deal to providing day-to-day support flexibly across a number of practice areas.
  • Managing tasks received through the mailbox, project assistance, horizon scanning, proof reading, carrying out redactions, collating and preparing audit responses, bible creation and evidence gathering.
  • Conducting legal research, document reviews, disclosure reviews, preparation of trial bundles, setting up and managing data rooms, Land Registry searches, Company searches, assisting with transaction document execution, drafting documentation and maintaining trackers, amongst other tasks.

 

Experience, skills, and qualifications

 

  • Have completed a Law degree (2:1 and above), PGDL or have previous Paralegal / CILEx experience.
  • You will have excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to flex across a number of tasks to support business needs.
  • Proven experience of working calmy under pressure, demonstrating the ability to prioritize work effectively, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are managed appropriately.
  • You will have exceptional attention to detail, proactively identifying discrepancies and always striving to deliver work to the highest standard.

 

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