Paralegal – Reading Central £25K

Asa Paralegal you will be responsible for:

• Drafting development and assignment agreements, project consulting agreements, product development agreements, consulting agreements, speaker agreements, NDAs, product leasing agreements, medical writing agreements and extensions from templates.
• Updating and creating new contract templates for use by all paralegals
• Reviewing external agreements
• Collaborating with other paralegals
• Uploading documents to databases with corresponding information
• drafting notification letters
• Sending notification letters (emails) to hospitals regarding collaborations with their staff
• Working alongside legal counsel to draft agreements
• Working with the medical education team to keep people updated on the progress of Drafting and issue agreements for signature
• Weekly meetings with senior staff

Essential skills and experience… what is our client looking for?

You will have the following skills and experience:

• A good working knowledge of contract law or some form of legal education
• Familiar with contracts and contracts drafting
• Ability to work unsupervised within scope of instructions/protocols from senior fee earners
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Keen eye for detail
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently
• Excellent IT skills plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel spreadsheets)
• Law Degree (Desirable)