Corporate Paralegal

Job Title: Paralegal

Report line: Natalie Wright and Neal Hodges

Location London: Minimum 4 days in the office

Hours: Full time

Paralegal – Corporate Department

Duties to include the following support to the Corporate team:

• Assisting with the due diligence and disclosure processes in M&A transactions including the management of a
  data site
• Drafting board minutes and shareholder resolutions and ancillary documents such as stock transfer forms,
  director resignations, powers of attorney etc
• Responsibility for managing transactional steps and document lists for corporate transactions including M&A,
  reorganisations, demergers etc
• Assisting at a junior level with drafting corporate documents over a wide range of areas including assisting
  with shareholder agreements, sale and purchase agreements, investment documents (including warranty
  schedules), articles of association and other similar corporate documents
• Dealing/arranging signature of documents via the online Docusign platform and the signing process
• Preparing transaction bibles of corporate transactions including post-completion follow-up tasks
  General administrative tasks

General administrative tasks

Skills required:

• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and enthusiasm/commitment for the role
• Attention to detail
• Ability to be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Good drafting and presentation skills
• Ability to manage workload including prioritising and managing expectations of those that you are working with
• Ability to be able to use the firm’s systems including appropriate filings on iManage as regards each client matter
• Good organisational and teamwork skills including liaising with other departments to complete your tasks

You will be required to record your chargeable hours every day including a description of the work you have been
undertaking.

Key Working Relationships

Natalie Wright and Neal Hodges

Please send all CV’s to lucy.newman@smb.london