Paralegal (12-month FTC, Hybrid-Working) Milton Keynes Head Office£30,000 - £35,000Good, honest, rewarding work. It's how we're built.In the heart of our Legal department, our Paralegals play a vital role in delivering trusted legal support across the business. As a Paralegal, youll work closely with senior lawyers, assisting across a range of legal areas and enabling the legal team to operate at optimum efficiency.As part of a successful, global automotive group, youll broaden your experience in a fast-paced environment where your work makes a real difference. And with the right support from us, youll have opportunities to grow and develop your legal career.What we can offer you
* Enjoy 33 days of annual leave(including bank holidays) to rest and recharge
* Save money every day withour exclusive retail discounts
* Drive a great dealwith discounts on new and used cars, plus servicing offers
* **Plan for the years ahead**with our company pension scheme
* Balance home and workwith our industry-leading family-friendly policies designed to help you spend more time with the people that matter
* Commute for lesswith our cycle-to-work scheme
* Prioritise your wellbeingwith dedicated support for you and your family
* 24/7 access to healthcare professionals, ensuring you get the expert advice you need quickly and easily
* Make a differencewith a paid day to volunteer in your community
* Invest in your futurewith our company share purchase plan
* Earn financial rewardswhen you refer a friend to join the team
* **Keep learning and growing**with our training and development opportunities for everyone.
* Life assurancewith the option to increase cover
* Were open toflexible workingoptions just ask
What youll do day to day
* Working with the Legal team on a diverse range of legal areas, including commercial contracts, litigation, corporate, employment, and consumer law.
* Assisting with litigation cases, reviewing claims and preparing Defences, filing documents at Court, taking Witness Statements, compile litigation bundles. Liaise with Court prior to Trials to ensure necessary paperwork is sent and received.
* Conducting legal research, reviewing, drafting and/ or amending simple legal documents (including NDAs, supplier contracts, and IT contracts), proof-reading contracts, responding to escalated customer complaints/ correspondence.
* Liaising with stakeholders (internal and external) and other support functions daily.
* Support the Legal department with process improvements and maintaining online filing systems.
* Reviewing and monitoring any legislative changes/ updates that may impact the business.
* Such other duties as the team may require from time to time.
Helpful skills and qualificationsDont worry about ticking off every single skill here- if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.
* Previous experience as a Paralegal (and ideally relevant legal studies complete).
* Previous exposure to commercial contracts and litigation is advantageous.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Good organisational skills, ability to efficiently manage own time and prioritise workload
* Attention to detail.
* Proficient in Word/ Outlook and working knowledge of Excel.
* Able to demonstrate agile and flexible working.
* High level of discretion with confidential matters.
We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you dont meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.Be part of something bigGroup 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.But you dont need to love cars to work with us- just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.Our ValuesAt Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork ProfessionalismThese are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.
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