Paralegal – Corporate/Vet Business, 12 month fixed-term contract
Handforth based with hybrid working
Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pets and their owners with the very best advice, products and care. Pet products are available online or from our 457 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons. The Group also operates a leading small animal veterinary business, with 444 veterinary General Practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations.
Our business is fast-paced, innovative and fun and it’s our people that make the real difference.
This is a fantastic opportunity to come and work for an award winning company who put people at the very heart of everything they do.
About the role
As Corporate Paralegal, you will provide assistance to our Legal Team and in particular the Vet Group team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to gain experience within a high-achieving and supportive in-house legal team, and to widen their skill set across a broad range of legal and corporate/commercial matters in a successful and fast-paced business.
You can expect to get involved with:
* Providing assistance to our solicitors in drafting and negotiating a number of standard form corporate documents including:
1. Joint venture agreements
2. Share purchase agreements
3. Board minutes and written resolutions
4. Banking documents
* Company secretarial support, including filing forms with Companies House or other statutory bodies as appropriate and being a first point of contact for our internal secretarial filing system
* Liaising between a range of stakeholders, including internal departments, external solicitors and lenders
* Preparing lender conditions precedents in the run up to completion of corporate transactions
* Assisting with completion of corporate transactions, including preparing execution packs, attending signing days and ensure correct signing and completion of documents
* Coordinating post completion filings and transaction binders
* Supporting with general legal queries
About you
* Previous paralegal and/or corporate experience is desirable.
* A degree level qualification
* Ability to work in a team environment with other business functions
* A “can do” attitude with a positive and proactive approach
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to organise yourself efficiently and to work to multiple deadlines
* General business and commercial awareness
About our purpose
Far more than a retailer, Pets at Home Group is the UK’s leading pet care specialist, fulfilling every possible pet and owner need, from food and accessories to grooming and vet services. Since 1991, we’ve been building a business around pets and their owners, and we’ve set our sights on becoming the best pet care business in the world. Join us now and you can be part of that journey, developing your future as we develop ours. This is a place where you can take pride and passion in your work within an inspiring, professional team that’s focused on supporting pets and their owners to live happier lives together.
We’re driven by the wellbeing of pets, and we make sure we look after our people too. We depend on your commitment and innovation and reward it with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits. Together we’ll create the future of pet care.
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
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