Paralegal

About Us

At 118 118 Money, we are dedicated to helping Britain achieve financial fitness. In 2023, we proudly relaunched the iconic 118 118 twins, reaffirming our commitment to improving the financial health of individuals across the nation. Our loans and credit cards are designed specifically for those often overlooked by mainstream lenders, empowering over 800,000 customers on their journey to better financial well-being.

Our vision is to champion financial fitness throughout Britain by offering accessible products, valuable resources, and unwavering support. We are on a mission to provide fair and transparent credit solutions that promote financial well-being for all

.
With an impressive 4.8 Trustpilot rating, we take pride in being an approachable lender, ready to provide clear financial support. If you’re inspired by what you’ve read and want to make a real difference in people's lives, keep reading—your next opportunity to contribute to our mission could be just a few clicks awa

y!
What you’ll be do

ingWe are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our dynamic team in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide legal and corporate governance support, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practic

es.
You will play a key role in preparing board papers and packs, coordinating board meetings, and taking minutes. Additionally, you will support legal and company secretarial matters, including maintaining corporate records and assisting with regulatory fili

ngs.
Key responsibilities and objecti

• ves:
  Draft, review, and negotiate contracts: Prepare, analyse, and negotiate various types of contracts, ensuring they align with legal requirements, company policies, internal risk and business objectives. Identify and address potential legal risks, ensuring favourable terms and conditions for the organisation in a practical and commercial m
• anner.Legal advisory and risk assessment: Provide legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on contractual matters, including interpretation of contractual provisions, rights, and obligations. Conduct risk assessments and propose strategies to mitigate legal risks associated with cont
• racts.Contract management and administration: Maintain a comprehensive contract database, track contract expiration dates, and ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions. Collaborate with relevant teams to monitor contract performance, amendments, extensions, and termina
• tions.Contract templates and standardization: Develop and maintain contract templates, clauses, and playbooks to streamline the contract creation and review process. Ensure contractual terms are consistent with legal standards and align with the organisation's risk app
• etite.Framework Establishment: Establish a contract framework and adhere to the process ensuring relevant stakeholders are inputting to cont
• racts.Compliance and regulatory adherence: Stay up to date with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards impacting contract management. Ensure contracts comply with legal and regulatory requirements, such as data protection, intellectual property, and competition
• laws.Corporate Secretarial Duties: Fulfilling statutory obligations related to company administration. This includes maintaining accurate company records, filing required documents with regulatory authorities, managing share capital and shareholder registers and ensuring compliance with company constitution and b
• ylaws.Board Papers: Organising board meetings, preparing meeting agendas and materials, recording accurate minutes, and facilitating effective communication between the board and manag

ement.
Who

you areAn experienced inhouse Paralegal with a proactive, hands on attitude and a willingness to get stuck into the d

etails.
What you'

ll need:
Ex

• perience:Experience with company secretarial duties, including board pack preparation, minute taking and
• filings.Extensive experience as an in-house p
• aralegal.Proven experience in contract review, corporate governance and due d
• iligence.Commercial awareness and the ability to apply legal concepts in a commercial

context.
Skills and quali

• fications:Strong analytical and problem-solvi
• ng skills.Able to communicate effectively and get to the heart of complex issues both orally and i
• n writing.Exceptional interpersonal
• abilities.Adept at juggling multiple priorities in a fast-paced en
• vironment.A law degree (LLB) or equivalent legal qual

ification.
What's in

• it for you?A competi
• tive salaryFlexible, hybrid working op
• portunitiesCompany bonus scheme - if the business does well, you should get rewarded for you
• r hard work25 days' annual leave, (plus bank holidays) increasing to 27 after two years service and 30
• after fiveCompany pension scheme – we provide an enhanced pension scheme with generous employer contributions to set you up for the future which includes life cover of 4x your
• base salaryEye test – you can claim a freebie each year, or if your n
• eeds changeEmployee Assistance Programme - we offer membership to a recognised scheme to support you and you
• r wellbeingA strong ethos of equality, diversity, an
• d inclusionWide business exposure, in terms of business disciplines, projects and s
• takeholdersDirect contribution to business transformation
• and growthHuge learning and career progression op
• portunitiesBeing valued as an individual fr
• om our teamFull training, support and mentoring to develop a successful career in financi

al services
Like what you’ve heard? Great

- apply now!As a candidate, we know the interview process can be daunting and it’s important that you have a great experience with us. We will do all we can to make sure you are fully informed and excited by our story so we get to see the best from you. If you need any adjustments made to help you with the interview process, just let us know and we’ll do our best to accom

modate them.
Following your application, we will want to learn more about you, your motivations, experiences, and values. In turn, you get to learn about our business, our culture, the role and what we c

an offer you.
If you think you’d be great for the role, but don’t necessarily tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you, so apply today and take the first step towards an ex

citing future!
Equal Oppor

tunity EmployerAt 118 118 Money we are passionate about equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to being representative of different cultures, background, lifestyles, and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. It is our policy to treat everyone fairly and to ensure no one is disadvantaged or receives less favourable treatment. We recognise that everyone has different needs and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we are more than happy to have a convers

ation about it.
How we

handle your data118 118 Money requires your personal data to process your application for a position within our Company. If your application is successful through to telephone screening/interview, and you are not selected for a role, we may store your personal data for 12 months to enable our HR team to contact you should future role

s be advertised.
Where you apply, but are not selected for telephone screening/interview, we will delete your personal data once the po

sition is filled.
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ur Privacy policy.
Please be aware that should we pursue your application, all our Financial Services employees will be expected to complete background checks to assess suitability for employment, these include; a criminal record, identity, sanctions, adverse finance, fraud prevention and reference checks to comply with our regul