Paralegal - Finance

LexisNexis South Africa

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About the Role

In this role, you will be helping to provide legal practical guidance and market insight. You will be reviewing documents, undertaking legal research, drafting content and maintaining trackers. This is a 12-month fixed term role.

Responsibilities

Reviewing new and existing content for quality and legal accuracy, and making recommendations for process improvements
Monitoring of developments and inputting information to maintain trackers of consultations, cases and dates
Drafting practical guidance content eg FAQs, practice notes, precedents, trackers, checklists, etc
Conducting legal research and liaising with subject matter experts within the Practical Guidance practice area teams
Supporting the development and implementation of initiatives to grow and improve the Lexis+ offering

Requirements

Have a degree in Law, or equivalent experience
Experience and/or interest in Finance law including Banking & Finance, Insolvency, Insurance and Financial Services preferable
Comfortable working shift hours Monday–Friday, 10 AM–6 PM June–Oct and 11 AM–7 PM Nov–March, SAST
Demonstrate an eye for detail and a quality oriented focus
Be able to demonstrate excellent research and writing skills
Have a good understanding of legal issues, procedures and content types
Be able to think creatively, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work to strict deadlines
Be able to communicate influentially and effectively to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders
Be a natural, innovative problem solver, able to collaborate with your team to resolve issues
Have an understanding of, and willingness to use, social media and new technology