Portuguese-speaking Paralegal – London or Belfast based – 6 months
The client is a large technology firm looking for a Portuguese-speaking paralegal with 2-3 years’ experience to join the wider Managed Services team of 15 people and support with the work outlined below.
The role can be based in either London or Belfast, with 2-3 days per week on-site. The initial contract is for six months, with a view to extending longer term in line with the service being provided.
Purpose of the role
The role sits within a dedicated team of legally trained professionals who own and manage the end-to-end investigation and fact-finding element of content litigation matters on behalf of the client’s counsel.
Core requirements
- Legal knowledge
- Project management skills
- Technical ability
- Strong analytical thinking from a legal perspective
- Initiative and the ability to research and navigate the business
- Persistence and resilience when obtaining information from multiple points of contact
- Excellent attention to detail
Main responsibilities
- Partner with internal litigation teams during pre-claim investigation and early case assessment.
- Investigate, analyse and troubleshoot sensitive and complex litigation and pre-litigation matters alongside outside counsel.
- Use the client’s proprietary tooling to preserve, search, sort and organise large quantities of electronic data.
- Proactively progress investigations on behalf of litigation counsel.
- Produce high-quality, comprehensive case reports for internal and outside counsel.
- Autonomously manage a large docket of matters across EMEA.
- Help develop policies, procedures, processes and controls for sensitive information.
- Drive process improvement and use technology to automate manual processes.
- Build expertise in the client’s products, tools, systems and data.
For further information on this job, apply via the link or contact Suzanne Lowry at VANRATH for a confidential chat today.
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Skills:portugese speaking paralegal
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