Legal Counsel - Paralegal - Permanent - London

at  EY

BACKGROUND

EY is a global network of professional services firms engaged in consulting, transaction, assurance and tax services with member firms in over 170 countries worldwide. The UK firm of Ernst & Young LLP has over 700 partners and 18,000 employees.
The UK Legal team is well established and highly regarded. Led by our General Counsel, Lisa Cameron, we comprise 32 lawyers supported by 4 paralegals. The UK Legal team also forms part of a Global legal function.
In line with EY’s NextWave Strategy to create long term value as the world’s most trusted, distinctive professional services organisation EY is disrupting its business performance models, methodologies and its vision for the future, focussing on asset-based services, emerging technologies and encouraging and enabling innovation. We have a vacancy for an additional paralegal within our Legal team, to support that transition.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Previous experience as a paralegal essential
• Strong personal communication skills, including oral/written communication, capable of dealing with wide range of people
• Good drafting skill and attention to detail.
• Strong team player who is both committed and flexible.
• Strong organisation, planning and project management skills.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft office and Excel.

• Law degree or non-law degree followed by GDL plus, ideally, LPC (or BPTC)