Job Description
Location: Surrey
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Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2–3 days per week in the office
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Salary: £60,000–£70,000
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Contract: Permanent
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The Company
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We are working with a growing specialist consultancy that supports major UK and international businesses with complex strategic and operational projects.
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The organisation is an established SME with a collaborative permanent team and a wider network of specialist consultants who are engaged depending on client and project requirements.
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As the business continues to grow, it is looking to strengthen its internal contracts capability by appointing an experienced Contracts Paralegal.
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The Role
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This is a broad and operational position with responsibility for managing the business’s day-to-day contracts process.
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The role will involve reviewing and amending standard commercial agreements, supporting straightforward drafting, managing templates and ensuring contracts continue to progress efficiently through the review and approval process.
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You will work closely with senior operational and commercial stakeholders across the business and regularly liaise with the procurement and legal teams of large corporate clients.
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The position will report to a senior operations leader rather than a lawyer. More complex legal issues can be escalated to an experienced senior lawyer or external legal counsel.
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Key Responsibilities
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- Reviewing and amending standard commercial contracts
- Supporting the drafting of straightforward contractual documents
- Managing contract templates, precedents and associated documentation
- Coordinating contracts through the review and approval process
- Liaising with internal stakeholders and external procurement teams
- Tracking contract deadlines, renewals and outstanding actions
- Supporting basic compliance and governance requirements
- Identifying potential contractual risks and escalating complex legal issues
- Maintaining accurate contract records and documentation
- Helping to improve and standardise internal contract processes
- Ensuring contracts continue to move forward efficiently
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About You
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The successful candidate is likely to be an experienced career paralegal, contracts paralegal or contracts professional with strong commercial contracts experience.
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You will be highly organised, commercially minded and comfortable taking ownership of a contracts process within an SME environment.
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You will ideally have:
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- Experience reviewing and amending commercial contracts
- Strong contract management and organisational skills
- Experience using and maintaining contractual templates and precedents
- The confidence to liaise with senior internal stakeholders and external clients
- Strong attention to detail
- A practical and commercially focused approach
- The ability to manage multiple contracts and competing priorities
- Sound judgement around when legal issues should be escalated
- Experience within consultancy, professional services or a similar corporate environment would be beneficial
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The role could particularly suit an experienced career paralegal who is not seeking to qualify as a solicitor but wants to take genuine ownership of a business’s contracts function.
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What’s on Offer
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- Salary of £60,000–£70,000
- A permanent role within a growing specialist consultancy
- Broad ownership of the day-to-day contracts process
- Regular exposure to senior stakeholders and major corporate clients
- The opportunity to improve and develop internal contracting processes
- Hybrid working, with 2–3 days per week in the Surrey office
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