Paralegal - Corporate Legal Services - Manchester

Job description

AutoReq ID

138892BR

Job Title

Paralegal - Corporate Legal Services - Manchester

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Manchester

Function

Tax

Service Line

Legal Services

Service Line Information

The Legal Services Team sits within KPMG Tax. Its establishment flows naturally from KPMG’s long history of successfully delivering multidisciplinary services to clients. Its vision is to be the legal adviser of choice for KPMG’s clients when it comes to their people, corporate structures, internal arrangements, regulatory requirements and disputes with HMRC. Core corporate, commercial and employment law teams, and a market leading tax litigation team, are already in place. Over the next few years, these teams will grow and Legal Services will expand into other areas of law that fit within its vision and the needs of KPMG’s clients.

KPMG Overview

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Job Description

At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

KPMG has a specialist Corporate and Commercial Legal Services team which sits within the Tax team. The Corporate and Commercial Legal Services team advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial law on a multi-disciplinary basis in conjunction with KPMG's tax and advisory teams.

Working alongside the Tax team, the team regularly advises on complex domestic and cross-border intra-group reorganisation transactions. Also, working alongside the Corporate Finance and Transaction Services teams, the team regularly advises on mergers and acquisitions, predominantly at a domestic level.

We are now looking for a paralegal to support the Corporate and Commercial Legal Services team in our Manchester office. You will have previous paralegal experience in the area of corporate law.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The role is very varied with no two days the same. You will be required to manage your time well and be able to balance several pieces of work simultaneously, prioritising appropriately to ensure tight deadlines are met. The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and activities:

- running know your client (KYC) checks;
- handling new client engagement processes;
- drafting engagement letters;
- carrying out company searches and summarising key information in company search reports;
- drafting and managing due diligence information requests;
- assisting with due diligence projects, including assistance with assembly and maintenance of online data rooms;
- drafting and amending project management plans (comprising a documents list, timetable and parties list);
- drafting Companies Act 2006 related documentation and other corporate documentation (e.g. ancillary documents including board minutes, share transfer documents, shareholder resolutions etc.);
- drafting and filing of Companies Act 2006 forms, including hand delivering documents to Companies House where necessary;
- designing PowerPoint presentation slides and assisting with the delivery of training sessions (with other team members) for the team on corporate law topics;
- project managing smaller projects including liaising with overseas legal counsel, other advisers and clients;
- co-ordinating the input of overseas legal counsel on transactions;
- assisting with business development activities, including the preparation of marketing materials;
- preparing legal update articles and sector specific articles for external client circulation;
- assisting with the preparation of proposals and fee and work scopes;
- carrying out legal and other research;
- assisting with know-how projects including summarising know-how and other materials for inclusion in KPMG's knowledge management system;
- assisting with the administration of the KPMG internal training programme; and
- assisting with projects that other team members are working on.

Qualifications and Skills:

You will hold a Legal Practising Certificate

Experience and Background:

KPMG Legal Services are looking for professionals who are:

- Team players who are keen to develop personally and professionally and enjoy working with people from different backgrounds and disciplines
- Keen interest in the law, intellectually curious, open-minded and analytical people, with an eye for detail and pride in their work.
- Driven and proactive and someone who will deliver a great service to their clients.
- Highly organised with the ability to prioritise their workload and are able to deal with a fluid, changing work environment.

You will be currently working in a professional services organisation and able to demonstrate you are committed to a career in the legal profession. In your career to date you will be able to show a track record of:

- Excellent communications skills
- Client skills
- Highly organised
- Ability to handle a large work load
- Multi-tasking
- Keen to learn
- Financial management

Key Skills:

- Drafting
- Negotiation
- Project Management

We recognise that as individuals, we each have particular needs and that one size doesn’t fit all, when it comes to how, when and where you work. That’s why we’re proud to offer our colleagues agile working options. We believe in putting you at the centre of your career – KPMG will offer the training, development and stimulating work environment to help you get to where your career ambitions are. That’s why we introduced ‘Our Deal’ – it’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ for bringing your best to work. As part of ‘Our Deal’, you’ll benefit from a range of rewards from secondment opportunities and preferential banking services to a day off on your birthday and have open, honest conversations about your career development.

While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a balanced lifestyle. We offer part time roles with flexible working arrangements which could include, annualised hours, early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. We are happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest and, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly Equal Opportunities employer.

Our Deal

If the chance to work with interesting clients and innovative technology wasn’t rewarding enough, we’ll motivate you in other ways too. At KPMG you can expect real responsibilities and opportunities to grow professionally.

‘Our Deal’ sets out all the different ways you’ll be rewarded at KPMG. Among other things you can benefit from honest conversations about your career as well as a range of other rewards. In all these ways and more, we have created an environment that can bring out the best in you.

Flexible Working

While some of our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, we are supportive where possible of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands.

We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.

Applying with a Disability

KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of the Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require, with your recruitment contact.

KPMG's commitment to diversity

We are proud of the value we place on individuality; we want you to bring your full self to work and truly maximise your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results for our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG.

Returning to work after a break
At KPMG, we appreciate that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting. We understand that those with experience who have taken a career break have a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our organisation, which helps us to achieve our business goals. We will support you to refresh your skills, develop your confidence and provide a supportive network across the firm to help you best integrate into the working environment. This role welcomes applications for individuals who have been out of work for 18 months or more and who have previous relevant experience.

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