Commercial Contracts Advisor/Paralegal/Legal Assistant - (1826)
Location: Bristol - Bristol, BS32 4UB GB (Primary)
Job Type: Full Time
Category: Other
Job Description
Commercial Contracts Advisor/Paralegal/Legal Assistant
Location: Bristol
Competitive salary + benefits
About us
Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
You’ll be part of a committed governance team supporting the business to manage its risks by advising colleagues in relation to contracts for the supply of services to our clients.
The role
Reporting to a solicitor in our Bristol office, but with hybrid working options, the role primarily involves reviewing commercial contracts using our AI contract review platform to produce fast and efficient analysis of contracts.
What we are looking for:
* Keen to develop knowledge and understanding of commercial/contract law
* Efficient and organised
* A keen eye for detail and meticulous work ethic
* Ability to work autonomously and interact with local teams and remote offices
* Ability to interact with Directors across the firm and other senior staff
* Confident communicator, written and verbal
* Ability to work in a confidential and sensitive manner
* Ability to keep track/report on progress, keeping data live and up to date
* Good IT skills, proficient in MS Outlook, Word & Excel
* Flexible and adaptive approach to task management
To reward your hard work and commitment, we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary, and industry-leading training and development to support you throughout your career.
Core benefits:
* Life Assurance
* Income protection
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
* 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with the length of service
* Contributory pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced Paternity, Maternity & Shared Parental Leave
* Season Ticket Loans
* Professional membership subscription
* Flexitime
* 9-day fortnight – the firm offers all employees the option to work a 9-day fortnight
* Hybrid Working – activity-based approach
* Employee stock purchase plan – a voluntary program that allows eligible employees to purchase Tetra Tech common stock at a 15% discount
* Holiday buy & sell up to 5 days
* Study Assistance
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Referral Scheme
* Sabbatical Leave
* Other flexible benefits include gym and retail discounts, travel & dental insurance, and GAYE (Give as you Earn)
* Flexible working - We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
We are committed to being a place where underrepresented individuals and communities are not just included, but where marginalised knowledge and experience is valued, amplified, and harnessed. So, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including women, people of the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ individuals, disabled people, neurodivergent people, and those from all other underrepresented or marginalised groups.
Adjustments and accommodations:
If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.
We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.
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