Raworths LLP
Paralegal – Corporate & Commercial Paralegal – Corporate & Commercial

Paralegal – Corporate & Commercial

Business

We act for businesses as well as the people who create, own and invest in them, building long term relationships with our clients to understand the unique challenges and opportunities they face. Our depth of experience and knowledge is focussed on providing practical advice designed to meet all our clients’ business needs.

Individuals & Families

We understand how important your case is, our experienced teams are on hand to provide practical and effective legal advice. With one of the largest teams of lawyers in North Yorkshire we work for wealthy individuals and their families, trusts and family businesses - your needs are at the heart of what we do.

Property

Our Commercial, Residential and Agricultural Property teams have the expertise to help you deal with the opportunities and challenges of the freehold and leasehold real estate market. We have substantial depth of experience of the property world and its demands which gives us the crucial ability to help you achieve your aims.

Resolving Disputes

Disputes are an unavoidable fact of life, but when they happen it is essential to find a quick, effective and practical solution to the situation. Whether your issues are commercial or business related, family or personal, we have the depth of experience, imagination and expertise to help you solve your problems.

Our Corporate & Commercial team is ranked in Chambers UK and the Legal 500 and is amongst the strongest corporate and commercial teams in North Yorkshire. Due to increased levels of M&A activity and other corporate and commercial matters we are advising on, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join this dynamic team.

The well-established team consists of five Solicitors, a Paralegal and a Legal Secretary. We are looking for candidates who have a genuine interest in Corporate and Commercial work and share our ethos of providing high quality bespoke and tailored legal services to our clients.

You will work alongside experienced colleagues on acquisitions and disposals of companies and their businesses, legal due diligence exercises, corporate group restructurings, equity investments and shareholder agreements, share option schemes and a variety of other corporate and commercial matters as well as supporting the team with legal research and drafting documents.

The successful candidate will ideally have a good understanding of company law and commercial legal principles, and will have the opportunity to develop their existing professional skills with exposure to high quality corporate and commercial work in a collaborative and supportive team environment. A positive outlook and a ‘can do’ attitude will be essential

We hold Investors In People gold status which is reflected in the continuous learning and career progression opportunities that we offer, combined with providing an open and supporting team working culture and strong work life balance.

In return for your contribution and commitment we offer a competitive salary, generous benefits package and hybrid working is also available.

If you are interested in applying for this position please send your cv by email to our HR Manager Lisa Robinson at lisa.robinson@raworths.co.uk, or if you would like further information please contact her on 01423 566666.