Paralegal – Legal Document Management Project

About the role

An exciting short‑term opportunity has arisen for a Legal Paralegal to join a growing international business on a contract‑management project. The role supports the rollout of a new legal document management and contract tracking system, reviewing existing agreements and migrating data into the new platform.

Key responsibilities

• Review a large volume of commercial contracts and legal documents.
• Extract and record key contractual information such as parties, terms, renewal dates, termination provisions, obligations and risks.
• Populate and maintain a new legal document management system.
• Support contract migration and data‑cleansing activities.
• Ensure legal records are accurate, consistent and complete.
• Assist with document organisation and contract database management.
• Provide ad‑hoc administrative and legal support to the Legal team.

Required profile

• Legal background with ability to review contractual documentation.
• Suitable candidates include future trainee solicitors, law graduates, commercial paralegals, legal assistants or in‑house legal support professionals.

Required skills

• Law degree or relevant legal qualification.
• Ability to review and understand commercial contracts.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confidence working independently and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable managing large volumes of documentation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

What we offer

• Immediate start with flexible, predominantly remote working.
• Exposure to an in‑house legal team and high‑profile legal operations project.