Job Description

The Vacancy

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal Professional to join our Cross Area Specialist Team "CAST" within Fieldfisher\'s Belfast Hub.

The successful candidate will gain experience across a number of practice areas including Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Real Estate, Privacy, Regulatory, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence. This role will require working on high profile matters with our London, Manchester, Birmingham and Dublin offices, alongside teams that are market leaders in their field known for providing a first class level of service. The successful candidate will be joining a fast-pace, fun and inclusive team, working alongside a team of nine Legal Professionals and a Solicitor Team Leader.

This is a great opportunity to develop your experience across several areas of the business in a supportive and collaborative environment. An opportunity to join a growing office with a commitment to training and career progression.

Inclusiveness and Diversity

At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes.

Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher\'s Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.

For accessibility information on our Belfast offices, please visit our website:

What can you expect?

• Drafting, reviewing and preparing documentation
• Data extraction and analysis of contracts
• Drafting non-complex banking and finance documents, including ancillary documents
• Ad-hoc company searches, etc. in support of legal opinions or as part of due diligence
• Proof reading documents
• Document management
• Working with legal technology tools
• E-Discovery, working on a document review team and assisting with Data Subject Access Requests
• Liaising closely with the Partner/Associate running the matter and on the redaction process relaying information in a timely manner
• Attending team meetings and providing reporting as required
• Interviewing witnesses and drafting witness statements
• Liaising with the client and third parties in both written and verbal format
• Preparing electronic bundles
• Liaising with Land Registry and various banks to register legal and equitable charges on property
• Legal research and other investigative tasks
• Providing essential support to the team
• Administrative tasks

A bit about you

• A minimum of 12 months experience of working as a Paralegal / Legal Professional.
• Strong educational background and law degree preferable with a minimum grade of 2:1.
• Experience of working in a large commercial environment highly desirable.
• Experience in contentious areas of law preferable.
• Experience of some of the following is highly desirable:

• working in a document review team and a solid understanding of privilege;
• Corporate due diligence;
• using Legal Technology tools;
• Conveyancing;
• Serious Injury;
• Privacy law;
• Experience handling a varied and busy workload.
• Excellent research and analytical skills.
• Commercial understanding allowing you to foresee upcoming needs and act proactively.
• Team player.
• Ability to work methodically and at pace, even when time pressured.
• Reliable and professional.
• Good written and strong communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Enthusiastic, keen and proactive.
• Preparedness to exceed expectations and be fully committed to the role.

Fieldfisher Belfast is based in the vibrant and modern offices located in the iconic Titanic Quarter. You will be joining a growing and exciting office environment, which has seen rapid expansion since its opening in August 2018.

Our open plan workspace encourages a sense of camaraderie, hybrid working and hot-desking. We have diverse teams made up of Lawyers, Legal Support and Business Services Professionals, collaborating to provide outstanding service to our clients, working across our many different sectors and practice areas. Offering great commuter links, being a 10-minute walk from the city centre, bookable on-site parking and easy access to railway and bus services.

We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm-funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners. If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself!

Culture & personal development

We\xe2\x80\x99re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don\xe2\x80\x99t believe in squashing people\xe2\x80\x99s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself.

We\xe2\x80\x99ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that\xe2\x80\x99s through allowing you to \xe2\x80\x9caccess all areas\xe2\x80\x9d across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we\xe2\x80\x99ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.

How to apply

Enter your email address on the job advert and press the \'apply now\' button to submit your CV and to start your application.

Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

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