Are you an experienced Paralegal looking for exposure to high-quality commercial contracts work within a growing and dynamic business? Do you enjoy negotiating contracts, managing legal risk and working closely with stakeholders to find practical solutions? Are you ready to take the next step in your legal career within a supportive in-house environment?
APEM is looking for a Senior Paralegal to join our Legal team. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a leading environmental consultancy, supporting project delivery through the review, drafting and negotiation of a wide range of commercial contracts that the delivery of major environmental and infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the business, providing pragmatic legal advice, identifying and managing contractual risk, supporting tender and project teams, and helping ensure contractual arrangements align with commercial objectives. You'll be involved throughout the contract lifecycle, from tender stage through to project delivery, while developing a strong understanding of the wider commercial drivers behind legal decision-making.
Success in this role will mean becoming a trusted adviser to stakeholders across APEM, delivering commercially focused legal support while helping the business manage risk effectively. As APEM continues to expand, you'll have opportunities to work on strategic and high-risk negotiations, support higher-risk contractual matters and have opportunities to broaden your legal experience while contributing to the ongoing development of the Legal team.
Essential
- Minimum of 2-3 years relevant work experience, including experience of reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- An enthusiastic, proactive individual with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and produce high quality work within tight deadlines.
- Excellent drafting skills and a keen eye for detail, with ability to provide pragmatic advice.
- Good level of legal experience and able to communicate legal concepts appropriately (verbal and written), including ability to modify approach depending on audience.
- Able to work autonomously but with supervision on a day-to-day basis.
- Display significant commercial, technical and professional skill and judgement including the ability to analyse risk and justify decisions to internal stakeholders.
Desired but not essential
- Legal qualification (LLB or equivalent)
You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them. We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career. We also offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.
Next steps
We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.
If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.