Paralegal

Is this the start of your Capital Law Journey?

We are a firm of international lawyers and consultants, based in Cardiff, with offices in London and Paris. We recruit excellent lawyers who provide practical legal advice.

Our clients largely comprise of corporate clients, but we also advise on financial institutions and other lenders such as private equity funds and investors. We advise on a diverse range of debt financing work and in doing so we work closely with other specialist lawyers within Capital.

We are dynamic, diverse, and experienced people, who understand the nuances of helping our clients do business in the UK and around the world and we are committed to delivering the highest standard of service.

Working within the Debt Finance team

Working with us, you can expect a challenging but rewarding career. You will work on a variety of debt finance matters, including general corporate debt finance work, leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate and development finance and working on international debt finance transactions, with support along the way.

We advise on deals ranging in size from small business loans to complex credit facilities in excess of £100 million.

Responsibilities

• assisting and providing a range of legal support and administration to lawyers and other legal professionals
• managing client files in compliance with the Firm’s rules as specified in the Quality and Practice Manuals (such as Money Laundering, File opening and Rule 2 letters)
• drafting and negotiating legal documentation including loan and security documents
• analysing and interpreting legal documentation in order to provide advice to clients
• managing the day to day running of a number of matters including coordinating documentation, liaising with external companies and clients, updating the internal cross-department lawyers
• attending meetings and telephone conferences and preparing follow-up action points and attendance notes
• performing legal research and writing topical articles and blogs for marketing purposes
• updating matter files
• assisting with preparing precedent documents

You’ll need:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail, ability to multi-task, prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Good initiative and problem-solving skills
• Research and drafting skills
• Strong IT skills
• Demonstrates the Company values.
• Able to work well as part of a team and on their own and demonstrates initiative

In return, we offer

• flexible working: you will have the ability to work between home and the office as required.
• health and wellbeing: subsidised in-person and virtual yoga, wellbeing events and our ‘Time to Move’ scheme, offering colleagues time to simply get away from their desks.
• career development opportunities: we are a fast-growing and ambitious firm. We appreciate and value your ambition, too. We offer promotion opportunities twice a year, supported by a robust and supportive career development framework.
• excellent rewards and benefits: competitive pension scheme, comprehensive health plan, life assurance, option to buy/sell annual leave, recognition scheme, cycle to work scheme, 1x a week Chiropractor onsite, Chef onsite – free lunch on Mondays and Tuesdays, shower facilities onsite, regular social events, and lots more
• a great location and working environment: Cardiff is a fantastic place to live and work. Our office, in the city centre, is right in the middle of it all, yet only a short drive from some of the best of the Welsh countryside.

We’re committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. We encourage equality and diversity and treat all job applicants and colleagues fairly — regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, religion or any religious or cultural beliefs, marital status and civil partnership, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity. We have no tolerance for discrimination.

Here, we can be ourselves, succeed on merit, and grow with people from all walks of life.

If you are interested in applying to this role, apply now, stating the role you wish to apply to, attaching a CV & Cover Letter to your email.