Risk Paralegal – 6 Month FTC (Liverpool)

Risk Paralegal – 6 Month FTC (Liverpool)

Busy international law firm is looking to hire a Risk Paralegal to join their growing Risk team on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract in Liverpool.  This role will be offering high-level work from day one, so candidates need to have strong education and work ethic and want to learn.

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 6-month fixed-term contract
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office / 2 days remote)
• 9:30am-5:30pm office hours
• Liverpool office

Key Responsibilities of the Risk Paralegal:

• Liaising with the relevant internal teams to promote the use of the new contract management system (High Q)
• Assisting with updating template(s) and supplier questionnaires to capture the relevant information for managing the supply chain contracts and basic details of the same
• Working with various Business Service teams across the Firm to ensure that all current contracts are identified and captured within the system
• Managing the upload of existing contracts to the system
• Assisting with the ongoing development of the contract management system and the process for how the contract lifecycle is maintained, tracked and communicated to the relevant Business Service teams (i.e. alerts for expiry/ renewal / extension dates / key change dates / notice triggers)
• The Management and administration of the procurement matter intake mailbox
• Assisting with the review of Supplier questionnaires and onboarding of new suppliers

Skills & Requirements of the Risk Paralegal:

• Must be available immediately or at very short notice
• Excellent research and attention to detail skills
• Strong IT / computer skills – Microsoft Office and able to learn new systems