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A paralegal will often sit with a lawyer in meetings or in Court to take notes or otherwise assist a lawyer in their day-to-day duties. Most paralegals have either undertaken a law degree or are working towards finishing one. You can think of them as apprentice lawyers. When lawyers start their professional journey, they often enter the market either by becoming a paralegal, a legal assistant or an intern.
Paralegals are unregulated in most jurisdictions, meaning they don't need a license to assist the lawyer they work with: as long as there is a lawyer there to supervise their work and have final sign off on any work they produce.
Usual Key Duties
Undertake legal drafting, perusal of documents and legal research
Liaise with internal teams (front office, operations, compliance, etc.)
Assist with the review, drafting and negotiation of certain trading agreements
Coordinate the execution of certain documents and liaise with key stakeholders
Maintenance of central documentation list
Maintenance of document management systems and databases
If required, assist with projects
Key Required Skills
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Strong academics, degree educated
Legally trained
Able to work on their own, independently, and as part of a wider team
Ability to prioritise tasks for execution
Ability to exercise judgment
Ability to manage a generous workload
Strong attention to detail
At Rutherford, our team works with some of the best performing asset managers, hedge funds and private equity firms globally, and are committed to ensuring top in-house lawyers are placed with our clients. As for Rutherford's private practice team, they specialise in executive recruitment for magic circle, silver circle and white-shoe firms in London and New York. Our private practice partners sit on the most lucrative panels chosen by the best performing hedge funds, private equity firms, private debt firms, asset managers and investment banks in the world.
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2 days ago
Compliance Manager - Infrastructure
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2 days ago
Senior Cloud Security Solutions Archi...
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4 days ago
Principal EPM Consultant
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4 days ago
Financial/Accounting Business Intelli...
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4 days ago
Consultant
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6 days ago
Interim Compliance Manager
City of London
Our ClientOur client, a well-established hedge fund with offices in London and New York, is looking for an Interim Compliance Manager to...
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13 days ago
Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance...
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13 days ago
Compliance Officer (SMF16/17)
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Our ClientA global hedge fund is looking for a Compliance Officer (SMF16/17) to join its London office. This is a standalone position wi...
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13 days ago
UK Compliance Officer (SMF16/17)
London
Our client, an independent private markets investment firm, is currently looking for a Compliance Officer based in London. Spanning acro...
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13 days ago
Paralegal
City of London
Our client, a global and well-established hedge fund, is looking for a paralegal to sit within the firm's in-house legal function. Th...