M&A / PE Paralegal (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

We are searching for a Paralegal to join our M&A PE department in London. The ideal candidate will have previous corporate M&A and/or Private Equity experience within a City law firm.

Requirements

• Assist with drafting, reviewing and organising transaction documents
• Coordinate deal execution, including managing signing/closing checklists
• Manage due diligence tasks: collecting documents, maintaining trackers, liaising with internal teams and foreign counsel
• Maintain and update transaction trackers, cap tables, data rooms and other client/internal workflow tools
• Assist with Companies House filings and financial and corporate information checks
• Liaise directly with clients, counsel, counterparties and internal deal teams
• Conduct legal and market research to support Associates on transaction-related issues
• Handle general administrative support, such as proofreading documents, preparing filings and managing deal correspondence