Paralegal - French speaking

We are looking to recruit a Paralegal to join our Corporate French Inward Investments Team based in London.

About the role:

French companies looking to set up or market their products or services in the UK can face issues due to a lack of familiarity with the English legal system. Our French group comprises of French nationals who specialise in Franco-British business transactions, advising and assisting French companies and entrepreneurs investing in the UK.

In this role, you'll develop your understanding of English business law to support our French client base on matters involving various areas of English business law. Your fluency in French (written and verbal) will be complemented by your extensive knowledge of the French culture and, ideally, some French legal background so as to better understand our French corporate clients' requirements. There will also be the opportunity to attend French networking events alongside other members of the core French Group and, on occasion, you may have the opportunity to travel to France (approx. 1-2 times per year).

What does the role involve?

• Advising mainly French clients on English business law, working with specialist teams as needed
• Undertaking legal research and advising on new statutes and regulations
• Participating in marketing activities, including seminars and pitches
• Attending Franco-British Business / International Trade networking events in London and elsewhere
• Supporting exceptional client service for our French-speaking clients
• Building strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and intermediaries
• Keeping up to date with legal developments

Technical skills required:

• Bilingual in French and English (written and verbal)
• Knowledge of both French and English legal systems desirable
• Enthusiasm for English business law
• Legal drafting skills and ability to provide clear, concise advice
• Up-to-date knowledge of legal developments and government policy

Who would be a good fit?

• Ability to advise clients in French to a high standard and within tight timescales
• Team player within the French Group, Business Services, and the wider firm
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Flexible, enthusiastic, ambitious, and results-oriented
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills

If you're ready to take on responsibility, support our French-speaking clients, and join a friendly, collaborative team, we'd love to hear from you. This is your chance to be part of a group that's making a genuine impact for French businesses in the UK.

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

Please review the full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact [email protected] .

Note to recruitment agencies:

We request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs unless specifically instructed to do so by the recruitment team. Please be aware that any speculative CVs sent by agencies without direct invitation from the recruitment team will not be recognised as represented by the agency and will be considered a gift.

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